California Studies Whether to Pursue Tech Antitrust Laws

A little-known California commission is set to decide what antitrust laws, if any, the state should place on its home-grown tech industry.

The California Law Revision Commission on Thursday presented its working group report that examines if and how the state should tackle alleged anti-competitive behavior from the biggest tech companies like Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. The report is just one part of a broader study on antitrust law that the state legislature assigned to the commission in 2022.

The report does not direct commissioners to take any specific action. The panel will deliberate, based on the ...