'In order to hold companies accountable for predatory practices, spreading disinformation, misusing people's most personal data, and targeting children... we need to pass antitrust reform right now.' Tech_Oversight
"In the fight to hold Big Tech responsible for their wrongdoing, we are at a historic must-win moment," said one advocate.More than 100 advocacy groups were joined by some of Silicon Valley's smaller tech companies Monday as they launched Antitrust Day, a day of action aimed at pressuring federal lawmakers to pass legislation that would rein in tech giants which advocates say"pose an existential threat to democracy" as they stifle competition and disempower consumers.
ensure app developers can offer competitive pricing, bar major app stores from requiring specific in-app payments, and set privacy and security safeguards for consumers. The bill would take aim at companies which own platforms and compete with smaller companies on those same platforms, like Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google—companies that are"riven with conflicts of interest," as Fordham University School of Law professor Zephyr Teachout"They own platforms and compete on the platforms, so Congress should pass a law delineating single-minded business rules for the very biggest tech companies," Teachout said.
Digital rights groups argue that anti-competitive behavior by companies like Facebook and Apple has serious consequences for human rights.
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