Senators Mull Past Failures, Possible Solutions on Big Tech
Members of a Senate antitrust subcommittee on March 7 voiced frustration over the failed attempts by Democrats and Republicans alike to regulate tech giants like Google and Apple, as expert witnesses and lawmakers debated legislation that didn’t get a full vote last Congress.
“Neither the judiciary nor the executive branch can solve these problems alone—Congress must act,” said Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), ranking member of the antitrust subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“At the same time, we also have a duty to ensure that the cure isn’t something that turns out to be worse than the disease,” he added, voicing concerns over legislation that could entrench new federal bureaucratic power and even additional consolidation in the sector….