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Here are 5 Ways the U.S. Government is Taking On Big Tech

By The Hustle
June 14, 2021
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A bill being sheparded during the process of becoming a law. — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has rolled out five draft bills to take on the online dominance of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google.

Credit: Ruth Tam

Big changes could be coming to Big Tech.

Last Friday, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers rolled out five draft bills to take on the online dominance of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google, which are collectively worth around $7 trillion.

The bills have a long way to go before President Biden signs them into law, but they give a taste of where antitrust law is headed.

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