President Biden and some of his most prominent Republican adversaries in Congress have become allies, of sorts, in an upcoming Supreme Court showdown between Big Tech and its critics.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and some of his most prominent Republican adversaries in Congress have become allies, of sorts, in an upcoming Supreme Court showdown between Big Tech and its critics.
Both senators, jostling for attention on the populist wing of the Republican Party, have been prominent thorns in Biden's side, even before he took office. Theyto the certification of the 2020 election results as part of former President Donald Trump's ill-fated campaign to remain in power that culminated in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
. There are also unusual bedfellows backing YouTube owner Google, with the left-leaning American Civil Liberties Union, the libertarian Cato Institute and the corporate giant U.S. Chamber of Commerce all taking their side.: the targeted recommendation. Apps like YouTube want to keep users on their sites, so they try to show them related content that will entice them to click. But opponents argue that the company should be liable for that content.
“There’s common cause in the sense of believing that Section 230 is too broad but not common cause in what they are trying to accomplish at the end of the day,” Jain said.
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