States Rally To Support U.S. Laws Reining In Big Tech

Share post:

A bipartisan group of U.S. attorneys general sent a letter to lawmakers on Monday supporting a series of bills aimed at tightening antitrust laws for big tech companies like Facebook and Google.

Addressed to Senate and House leaders, the letter explicitly expressed support for six bills that passed the House Judiciary Committee in June, four of which are directly aimed at curtailing the powers of Big Tech’s platforms, while two others are aimed at empowering enforcers.

A specific measure, if it becomes law, would ensure that antitrust cases brought by state attorneys general remain with the court of their choice – a move that plaintiffs generally prefer.

The House of Representatives has not yet voted on the measures, and some of them have not yet passed the Senate.

The state attorneys general have filed three pending antitrust cases against Google, and another against Facebook, which has been dismissed, and have also filed lawsuits alleging price collusion in the generic drug industry.

For more information, view the original story from Reuters.

Featured Tech Jobs

SUBSCRIBE NOW

Related articles

Canada’s privacy watchdog investigating hack at Global Affairs

Inquiry will look into adequacy of data safeguards at the federal

Sidebar: The powerful Digital Safety Commission

A look at the powers of the proposed five-person body charged with overseeing the Online

Proposed Canadian law puts burden on large internet providers to police child porn, hate

Designated social media providers, adult sites streaming services would have to remove some content withi

Cyber attack on Hamilton knocks out municipal phone, email

One of Ontario’s biggest cities is in the second day of dealing with a cyber attack. Hamilton, a municipality of about 570,000 on the shore of Lake Ontario, said Sunday it had suffered a city-wide phone and email “disruption” to municipal and public library services, which included the Bus Check Info Line and the HSRNow

Become a member

New, Relevant Tech Stories. Our article selection is done by industry professionals. Our writers summarize them to give you the key takeaways