US Department of Justice to sue Apple for antitrust violations

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is preparing to sue Apple as soon as March 21 for allegedly violating antitrust laws by blocking rivals from accessing hardware and software features of its iPhone, Bloomberg News reported on March 20, Report informs, citing The Strait Times.

Taking action against Big Tech has been one of the few issues that Democrats and Republicans have agreed on.

During the Trump administration, which ended in 2021, the DOJ and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened probes into Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon.

A new antitrust suit against Apple would be the third by the DOJ in the past 14 years, but it is the first case accusing the iPhone maker of illegally maintaining its dominant position, the Bloomberg report added.