Parece que los presidentes de Facebook, Amazon, Google y Apple podrían estar en problemas gracias a una inversionistas muy especiales que tienen acciones en todas estas. El problema es que estas personas son las encargadas de realizar investigaciones antimonopolio ante estas empresas.
Un gran conflicto de intereses
SI bien no es un delito tener acciones en una empresa a la cual estás investigando, si es algo que se debe tener en cuenta, pues esto representa un conflicto de intereses que podría resultar benéfico para quien hace la investigación y para la empresa misma, pues puede decidir omitir pruebas que puedan demostrar que están monopolizando el mercado en favor del dinero.
Hasta el momento, el reportero Aaron Holmes de Business Insider ha descubierto a los siguientes investigadores que cuentan con acciones en las empresas antes mencionadas.
- Jim Sensenbrenner: tiene 98 mil dólares en acciones totales entre las 4 empresas.
- Zoe Lofgren: cuenta con acciones en Facebook, Apple y Alphabet que van entre los mil y 15 mil dólares.
- Steve Chabot: aquí podemos ver acciones que van desde lo 15 mil hasta los 50 mil dólares en Facebook solamente.
Cuando se enteraron de todo esto, se llamó a testificar a Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook y a Sundar Pichai ante la House Judiciary Antitrust Committee. Esto lo tendrán que hacer entre el 27 de Julio y el 3 de Agosto.
Básicamente lo que están investigando se relaciona con calificaciones imprecisas en productos y servicios de Amazon y Apple, pues las apps en la App Store tienen mejores calificaciones que en otras tiendas, mientras que en Amazon pasa lo mismo con sus propios productos que venden en su plataforma.
Por su parte Facebook está siendo investigado por intentar comprar a toda la competencia y de esa manera mantener su liderazgo.
Google se encuentra bajo investigación gracias a que todas las búsquedas de usuarios son dirigidas a sus propios productos como Maps o Flights.
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It seems that the presidents of Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple could be in trouble thanks to a very special investor who has shares in all of these. The problem is that these people are in charge of antitrust investigations against these companies.
A great conflict of interest
While it is not a crime to hold shares in a company you are investigating, it is something to be aware of, as this represents a conflict of interest that could be beneficial to the person doing the research and to the company itself, as it may decide to omit evidence that could prove they are monopolizing the market in favor of money.
So far, Business Insider reporter Aaron Holmes has discovered the following investigators who hold shares in the companies mentioned above.
Jim Sensenbrenner: has 98 thousand dollars in total shares among the 4 companies.
Zoe Lofgren: has shares in Facebook, Apple and Alphabet that go between 1,000 and 15,000 dollars.
Steve Chabot: here we can see shares that go from 15 thousand to 50 thousand dollars in Facebook only.
When they found out about all this, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai were called to testify before the House Judiciary Antitrust Committee. This will have to be done between July 27th and August 3rd.
Basically what they are investigating is related to inaccurate ratings on Amazon and Apple products and services, since apps in the App Store have better ratings than in other stores, while in Amazon the same happens with their own products sold on their platform.
For its part, Facebook is being investigated for trying to buy from the entire competition and thus maintain its leadership.
Google is under investigation because all user searches are directed to its own products such as Maps or Flights.
It seems that the presidents of Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple could be in trouble thanks to a very special investor who has shares in all of these. The problem is that these people are in charge of antitrust investigations against these companies.
A great conflict of interest
While it is not a crime to hold shares in a company you are investigating, it is something to be aware of, as this represents a conflict of interest that could be beneficial to the person doing the research and to the company itself, as it may decide to omit evidence that could prove they are monopolizing the market in favor of money.
So far, Business Insider reporter Aaron Holmes has discovered the following investigators who hold shares in the companies mentioned above.
Jim Sensenbrenner: has 98 thousand dollars in total shares among the 4 companies.
Zoe Lofgren: has shares in Facebook, Apple and Alphabet that go between 1,000 and 15,000 dollars.
Steve Chabot: here we can see shares that go from 15 thousand to 50 thousand dollars in Facebook only.
When they found out about all this, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai were called to testify before the House Judiciary Antitrust Committee. This will have to be done between July 27th and August 3rd.
Basically what they are investigating is related to inaccurate ratings on Amazon and Apple products and services, since apps in the App Store have better ratings than in other stores, while in Amazon the same happens with their own products sold on their platform.
For its part, Facebook is being investigated for trying to buy from the entire competition and thus maintain its leadership.
Google is under investigation because all user searches are directed to its own products such as Maps or Flights.
