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Big Tech to Congress: Forget About Antitrust, Pass a Privacy Law

  • Interest groups descend on Capitol to fight antitrust bills
  • Window to pass major bills before midterms is closing

Tech giants have a message for Congress: Stop pushing for antitrust laws, and pass privacy rules instead.

Lobbying to stop a package of bills designed to curb internet giants’ power reached a frenzy this week, as the window for major legislation before the midterms closes. Two industry groups representing companies such as Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc. held separate lobbying days to oppose the bills and promote a federal privacy law, among other industry goals.