On June 11, a package of new bills introduced in the House antitrust subcommittee aims at Big Tech, specifically Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple. One of those bills, H.R. 3825, the Ending Platform Monopolies Act, introduced by Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, could have the effect of splitting companies into two entities or do away with their private label products.

Democrats and Republicans have criticized the influence of Big Tech going back to the 2016 election. Democrats have primarily focused on the money tech platforms make and what they see as a lack of doing more to prevent the spread of “misinformation.” Republicans, meanwhile, have mainly focused on Big Tech’s alleged censorship of conservatives and its alignment with “woke” politics. For example, in April, 100 corporate leaders took part in a call to discuss responding to new state election laws. JD Vance, the author of Hillbilly Elegy and a possible Senate candidate in Ohio, tweeted, “Raise their taxes and do whatever else is necessary to fight these goons. We can have an American Republic or a global oligarchy, and it’s time for choosing.”