(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on July 10, 2019 shows a Facebook logo on July 4, 2019 in Nantes, an Apple logo in San Francisco on September 7, 2016, a Google logo in China's Chongqing on August 23, 2018, and an Amazon logo in New York on September 28, 2011. - US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into France's planned tax on internet services that will hit American tech giants especially hard, officials said on July 10, 2019. The investigation into unfair trade practices could pave the way for Washington to impose punitive tariffs, something Trump has done repeatedly since taking office. (Photos by AFP) / - China OUT
US technology giants are headed for their biggest antitrust showdown with Congress in 20 years as lawmakers and regulators demand to know whether companies like Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc use their dominance to squelch innovation.
Executives from Google, Facebook, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc are set to appear July 16 before the House antitrust panel, whose Democratic chairman is leading an investigation into the market power of the biggest tech companies and their effect on competition.
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