They sued the US Department of Justice and 16 state attorneys general Apple Inc.accusing the iPhone maker of violating antitrust laws by blocking rivals from accessing hardware and software features on its popular devices.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in New Jersey federal court, marks the culmination of a five-year investigation into the world’s second-most valuable technology company. The Biden administration has made competition a cornerstone of its economic policy, and Silicon Valley is becoming a key focus. And it comes as the European Commission prepares to announce investigations into compliance with the Digital Markets Act — the European Union’s new gatekeeper rules for Big Tech — by Alphabet Inc’s Apple and Google.