Antitrust Hearing Involving Apple Chief Tim Cook and Other Big Tech CEOs Reportedly Postponed [Update: Delay Confirmed]An
antitrust hearing held by the U.S. House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee where Apple chief
Tim Cook was set to join other big tech CEOs is likely to be postponed, according to a report on Thursday.
The hearing involving Cook, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was supposed to happen next Monday, but two sources told
CNBC that it was now unlikely to take place due to a conflict with the memorial service for the late representative John Lewis.
The hearing is meant to be the culmination of a more than year-long investigation into the four tech giants. After the hearing, lawmakers plan to publish a report based on their findings and propose legislation to bring antitrust laws up to date to deal with issues unique to digital marketplaces.
A recent report by
The Information underlined Cook's initial
reluctance to take part in the hearing, and how under the pressure of a potential subpoena, Cook ultimately agreed to participate.
Cook is said to have spent the better part of a month preparing for the hearing, which may touch on a wide range of subjects from
App Store policies to Apple's disputes with the FBI over providing methods for law enforcement to access locked devices to Apple's relationships with China.
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