Key Lawmaker Vows to Loosen Big Tech’s ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Grip
- Cicilline considers Glass-Steagall divide for tech platforms
- Inquiry confirmed digital giants abuse power, congressman says
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Representative David Cicilline, the Democrat leading a high-profile investigation into technology giants including Facebook Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. is poised to deliver recommendations as soon as next month that will take aim at the power of digital behemoths and could lead to the overhaul of antitrust laws.
Cicilline said in an interview Wednesday that his inquiry has confirmed that Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Apple Inc., Amazon and Facebook are abusing their market power to crush competitors and that Congress must act urgently to rein them in to protect consumers.