Legislation to rein in Big Tech is long overdue.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other social media representatives at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in January. It’s become a ritual. Every year or so, the House or Senate calls the heads of major tech companies to Capitol Hill for a hearing. The lawmakers bloviate, complain, ridicule and excoriate the executives for the manifest damage attributable to their services — everything from children’s mental health problems to election interference.
“give users the right to opt out of certain data practices, including targeted advertising.” It would also “require companies to gather only as much information as they need to offer specific products to consumers, while giving people the ability to access and delete their data and transport it between digital services.” The bill would preempt some but not all state laws that have sprung up on related matters.
When at least two lawmakers care about good governance and invest time in the policy weeds, voters should celebrate. If Congress can getdone on this front, perhaps that will encourage reform in other areas. Any win against Big Tech —notoriously resistant to any regulation — would be welcome.
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