A group of states may launch investigations into big tech companies like Facebook and Google possibly next month\, report says

mark zuckerbergFacebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, arrives to meet France's President Emmanuel Macron after the &quotTech for Good" Summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday, May 23, 2018.Associated Press/Francois Mori

States including North Carolina, Mississippi, Texas and others have met with top Justice Department officials in Washington last month to discuss a multi-state effort to investigate big tech companies for anti-trust violations, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing unnamed sources.

The multi-state effort may be announced as soon as next month, the Journal reports.

The states involved are run by Attorney's General who are members of both political parties, Democrats and Republicans. Their investigations into companies like Alphabet's Google and Facebook would likely be done in coordination with investigations by the U.S. Justice Department.

Representatives from about a dozen states attended the meetings. Enlisting the help of the states in a bipartisan probe could help GOP officials defend against accusations that federal investigations into tech companies are politically motivated.

This story is developing.

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