DC AG Karl Racine reflects on being the David to Big Tech’s Goliath during his last year in office, in an interview with CNBC.
over allegations it misled consumers about how it would allocate tips to workers. That agreement came just a couple of weeks after the company filed to go public. Out of that total, $1.5 million was set to be paid as relief to delivery workers, $750,000 to the District and $250,000 to two local charities., alleging the company used misleading marketing tactics, including deceiving consumers about how their purchases would benefit small restaurants during the pandemic.
In the case of the Cambridge Analytica-related suit, a separate judge similarly said the AG's office waited too long to add Zuckerberg's name to the complaint. District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Maurice Ross criticized the AG's office for waiting so long to name Zuckerberg, saying much of the information needed to do so was already available. He questioned the value to consumers of naming the CEO to the suit as well.
But Racine argued his office needed to collect further evidence from the company before it could feel strongly that it could prove the CEO should be held liable for allegedly violating consumer protection laws. He said Facebook's slow walk of evidence disclosure contributed to the amount of time it took his office to determine it had the information to illustrate that conclusion.
"The Congress now has the facts to perhaps better tailor antitrust causes of action and remedies, to what we're actually seeing on the internet," he said.Racine said his choice not to run for reelection was a"deeply personal" one, adding that he now has a baby boy to care for. He wouldn't rule out another stint in government but said it's not where his"first look" is at the moment.
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