House Republicans formed a Freedom from Big Tech Caucus on Friday to fight to hold tech companies such as Facebook, Google, and Amazon accountable for what they say is monopolistic behavior, online censorship, and cozying up to China.
Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, the top Republican on the House antitrust panel, announced the formation of the new caucus Friday in conjunction with Rep. Lance Gooden of Texas, Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, Rep. Burgess Owens of Utah, and Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona.
The caucus aims to rein in Big Tech companies through legislation, education, and awareness related to practices that hurt consumers and small businesses.
The caucus will focus on issues such as: competition and innovation in online marketplaces, political censorship, supporting small businesses and startups online, protecting privacy and data rights, and countering what they call Big Tech company ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
“Regulators have been asleep at the wheel while Big Tech has fleeced the American public of our personal data and our freedom of speech with their monopolistic behavior. It’s time we rein in Big Tech, and I’m proud to lead the fight in Washington with Reps. Buck, Owens, Cawthorn, and Gosar,” Gooden said in a statement.
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The caucus is forming at the same time as the House is considering a bipartisan package of anti-Big Tech bills aimed at reining in and potentially even breaking up companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook.
The Biden administration also put forth an executive order last week aimed at using federal agencies to tackle unfair corporate behavior, including Big Tech companies and their monopolistic actions.
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“Big Tech has abused its market power for decades, and Congress must act to hold these companies accountable and preserve the free market, promote competition and innovation, protect the freedom of speech, and foster a thriving digital economy,” Buck said in a statement.
