The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, targeting the Silicon Valley giant for its stranglehold over the iPhone ecosystem.
Bloomberg reports that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has escalated its antitrust battle against major tech giants by filing a lawsuit against Apple, the world’s second-most-valuable technology company. The suit, filed by the DOJ and 16 attorneys general in a federal court in the District of New Jersey, alleges that Apple has violated antitrust laws by blocking rivals from accessing hardware and software features of its iPhone, among other abuses of monopoly power.
Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies during a hearing of the House Committee on the Judiciary oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 20, 2023. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty)
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