Google, Facebook defended by small business owners in bizarre newspaper letters

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As Capitol Hill seeks to rein in Big Tech, a slew of local business owners are slamming the proposed antitrust legislation in letters to the editors of local newspapers across the US — and th…

local papers. In fact, three letters about the legislation appeared in local Delaware publications on April 12.

Contacted by The Post on Tuesday, a representative for Ashton said “Not interested. Thanks.” when asked for comment.Jackson and Preece did not immediately respond to requests for comment. “This is a tactic tech companies use time and time again but these letters have no real impact on the policy debate,” Garrett Ventry, Congressman Ken Buck’s former chief of staff told The Post.“Big tech companies have no actual base — no one organically supports them. If you’re defending them you are likely taking funding from them,” Ventry adds.

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