President Joe Biden announced Tuesday he will nominate liberal Big Tech critic Jonathan Kanter to lead the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, with expectations Kanter will pursue aggressive enforcement of laws against anti-competitive abuses by the tech giants.

The move signals another blow for Silicon Valley companies — such as Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon — that are under intense bipartisan scrutiny from the government for accusations of monopolistic behavior.

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