House lawmakers introduced five bipartisan bills designed to rein in Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Google and other so-called "Big Tech" companies. Hearings will begin shortly on the proposed legislation package that could prevent certain acquisitions and mergers from happening. It's the first significant step by Congress to try and hold tech firms accountable. Here's what you need to know about these bills and how it could shape your online usage.
The bills target the empires of companies like Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and potentially Microsoft. House Judiciary leaders unveiled their long-promised antitrust package Friday, introducing five bipartisan bills aimed at reining in or even breaking up some of the nation’s largest, wealthiest …
WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. House Judiciary Committee will vote next week on a package of recently introduced antitrust bills including several targeting the market power of Big Tech, committee chair Jerry Nadler said on Wednesday. Five antitrust bills were introduced last week in the …
These days, it’s hard to get Democrats and Republicans in Congress to agree on anything. So it’s notable that Democrats on the Antitrust Subcommittee announced a slew of antitrust legislation today aimed at limiting the power of the tech giants — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, specifically — …
Congress just put Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Google on notice. Bad news for Big Tech. Lawmakers have introduced five blockbuster pieces of legislation meant to limit the power of, and possibly even break up, large tech firms such as Facebook and Amazon. This comes after a massive investigation into …
Apple Inc. would be prohibited under antitrust reform legislation introduced last week from giving its own apps an advantage by preventing users from …
The Democratic-led bills take aim at the tech industry’s largest players and some of their most popular offerings, like Amazon Prime and the Apple App Store. House Democrats’ proposed antitrust overhaul pitches itself as a fight for a fairer internet, less riven by special dealing and conflicts of …
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are introducing a bill Friday that would give states more control over which court hears antitrust lawsuits brought …
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Fresh details have surfaced on new legislation that could be proposed in the US House of Representatives as soon as today that’s set to take on the likes of Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook. Called the Ending Platform Monopolies Act, the proposal contains a few bills including one that could …
Divisions within party caucuses, particularly Republicans, are emerging as a new threat to Congressional action against alleged monopolistic behavior …
How reactionary politicians are using monopoly concerns as cover to pursue pre-existing political agendas Is Facebook a monopoly? Should Amazon be …
