Congress’s plans to break up Big Tech

Last week, House Democrats on the Antitrust Subcommittee announced legislation aimed to check the power of Big Tech: namely Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. As a number of Republicans co-sponsored the bills, things seem promising that congress may soon upend the business models of these tech giants. Recode’s Shirin Ghaffary, who’s been following antitrust reform explains which bill seems most promising.

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Read Shirin’s story here: https://www.vox.com/recode/22529779/antitrust-bills-house-big-tech

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