US House panel to take up Big Tech antitrust bills amid vociferous criticism

The House Judiciary Committee will take up a package of six antitrust bills on Wednesday, many aimed at reining in Big Tech, with heated debate expected on both sides of the issue.23 Jun 2021 07:20PMWASHINGTON: The House Judiciary Committee will take up a package of six antitrust bills on Wednesday, many aimed at reining in Big Tech, with heated debate expected on both sides of the issue.

Each of the bills has multiple Democratic and Republican co-sponsors, and each has sparked opposition, or at least concern, from members of both political parties. Republicans Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows said in an opinion piece that"these bills would wreak bureaucratic havoc on conservative values, speech and free enterprise."A White House official said U.S. President Joe Biden believes steps are needed to protect privacy, generate more innovation and deal with other problems created by big technology platforms.

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