There are six bills with bipartisan support currently being debated in the US Congress that could rein in the power of Big Tech.
https://protonmail.com/blog/big-tech-bills-us/
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TLDR:
The American Choice and Innovation Online Act forbids companies from self-preferring their products on their platforms.
The Ending Platform Monopolies Act bans a Big Tech company that stands as the monopolistic owner of a platform from selling and providing products on that platform and competing with its business users.
The Platform Competition and Opportunity Act bans Big Tech companies from buying competitors to increase market power.
The ACCESS Act makes data moving from comms. services easier via interoperability, data security, and data portability.
Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act increases merger fees and improves funding for the FTC and DoJ’s Antitrust Division.
State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 grants state attorney generals more control over which courts hear antitrust cases.
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