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Big Tech Antitrust Push in Congress Is Blunted by GOP-Led House
- Massie to helm antitrust subcommittee in snub to key critic
- GOP to focus on alleged censorship of conservatives online
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The new GOP House majority is turning away from last year’s bipartisan efforts to rein in the dominance of the largest tech companies with a change in leadership on a key panel.
The House Judiciary Committee on Friday announced Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie, a rigid libertarian, will serve as the head of the antitrust subcommittee. The appointment was a snub to Colorado Republican Ken Buck, one of the main House GOP critics of big tech companies, who was the panel’s ranking member in the last Congress.