U.S. bill targeting Big Tech approved by Senate panel despite hefty lobbying

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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would bar tech giants like Amazon.com from giving preference to their own businesses on their websites, despite hefty lobbying from top executives like Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook.

, have been under pressure in Congress because of allegations they abused their outsized market power. A long list of bills is aimed at reining them in, but none have become law.

Cruz, who voted for the measure, said Cook expressed a "reasonable" concern the bill would make it harder for Apple to allow consumers to protect their privacy by electing that apps not be allowed to monitor or track their online activities. "I had discussions with them and I made my case and I listened to them. They are most likely never going to like this bill," she said adding that she was open to changes but not to gutting the measure. "We're not going to put a bill forward that does nothing."

A second bill, which was held over, would bar big app stores, like Apple's, from requiring app providers to use their payment system and prohibit them from punishing apps that offer different prices through another app store or payment system.The legislation aimed at Big Tech set off a firestorm of opposition from powerful business groups.

 

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