10 Things You Need To Know About Tech and Antitrust
by Alec Stapp, Director of Technology Policy
On Wednesday, the House Subcommittee on Antitrust will hear testimony from the CEOs of Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple. Throughout the long pandemic shutdown, Big Tech has supplied the products and services that allow many Americans to keep working remotely and to stay in touch with family and friends while socially distancing. Our connectedness is one of the few bright spots in this ordeal. It's an odd moment for lawmakers to be expending energy on castigating America's most innovative and globally competitive companies, simply because they are big.
However, critics of the tech giants have labeled them "monopolies" and increasingly advocate for regulators to break them up. With that in mind, here are 10 things you need to know about tech and antitrust before tuning in to the hearing.
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