After a 16-month investigation into competitive practices at the largest U.S. tech companies, Democratic congressional staffers laid out their …
Making Sense of the House Democrats' Tech Antitrust Report
Democrats say that Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google enjoy "monopoly power" and are calling on Congress to enact antitrust reform legislation. Read on as we unpack the House antitrust subcommittee's 449-page report, get reactions from the tech companies themselves and why Republicans aren't in agreement, even though anger at Big Tech is a bipartisan affair.
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Democrats from a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee issued a report detailing tactics it said four of the biggest technology companies used to gain dominant positioning. Matthew Larotonda reports on the highlights.
The House Democrats Report, Explained
In major report, Democrats urge new rules to block major mergers and force breakups of industry giants. House Democrats on Tuesday proposed a massive overhaul of U.S. laws that could make it easier to...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative David Cicilline, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee, said on Wednesday he would be "comfortable with unwinding" Facebook acquisition...
The House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust determined Facebook wields monopoly powers in social network and has maintained its position by …
Lawmakers are charged with the arduous task of rewriting the U.S. antitrust laws — something that hasn’t been done in earnest in decades. House Democrats unveiled their nearly 450-page antitrust report...
A massive new report on big tech’s monopoly power makes it clear Facebook bought Instagram to hamstring competition. Congress this week released a new blockbuster antitrust report that details the numerous...
But the report defines a different relevant market: Instead of looking at smartphones overall, it looks at the distribution of software apps on iOS …
WASHINGTON — For all the divisions in Washington, one issue that had united Republicans and Democrats in recent years was their animus toward the power of the biggest tech companies. That bipartisanship...
Companies such as Amazon.com Inc.andApple Inc.would face a rise in private consumer and employee litigation under a House Democratic proposal to …
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Read More About the House's Tech Antitrust Inquiry
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