Big Tech
2023 Will Be a Huge Year for the War on Big Tech
2023 could be a watershed year for public policy regarding Big Tech. Since 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the European Union (EU) have...
Conservatives Should Be Skeptical of Big Tech Antitrust Agendas
The latest economic data shows the U.S. economy shrinking for the second consecutive quarter, considered by many a telltale sign of a recession. Antitrust enforcers and legislators from both sides...
Anti-Trust Bills Will Harm U.S. Consumers and National Security
Proposed antitrust bills aimed at Big Tech will inadvertently put individual users and national security at risk. Three policies within the proposed legislation are especially problematic: bans on “self-preferencing” by...
Unintended Consequences: The High Costs of Data Privacy Laws
Democrats and some Republicans have swung behind bills to curtail “Big Tech” giants like Amazon, Google, and Facebook that depend on sensitive data from millions of Americans to support their...
No Magic Bullet: The Difficulties of Reforming Big Tech
In tech policy, everything comes with a cost. If you remove more content, you’ll get accused of censorship. If you reverse course and allow more posts to stay up, you’ll...
Big Tech or Big Brother? Colorado Senator Proposes Tech Watchdog
Many members of Congress are often highly critical of Big Tech companies. Members of both parties have raised antitrust concerns, while Democrats have criticized the tech companies for spreading misinformation...
Could Big Tech Play Peacemaker in Ukraine?
More than 10 million refugees have been forced to relocate from Ukraine according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, with 3.6 million seeking shelter outside of the country...
Bernie Sanders is Right: American Taxpayers Deserve a Stake in Top Tech
Bernie Sanders is right: American taxpayers deserve stock or warrants in Intel and other semiconductor companies if they receive federal financial assistance through the $52 billion CHIPS Act legislation currently...
In the Battle Against Illiberalism, Don’t Take Big Tech for Granted
Over the past few years, the European Union has taken an aggressive posture on tech regulation, targeting large U.S. tech firms and showing little regard for the global implications of...
Misguided Big Tech Antitrust Legislation Will Only Harm Consumers
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has joined the chorus of voices calling for antitrust action against “ Big Tech“ firms like Google, Meta, and Amazon. In a letter sent to...
Breaking Up Big Tech Makes America Vulnerable
In June 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee cleared six bills designed to rein in the market power of the four “Big Tech” companies—Amazon; Apple; Meta Platforms, Inc....
American Lawmakers Should Not Repeat Beijing’s Big Tech Mistake
As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cracks down on private Chinese technology companies, American regulators should take note but avoid a similarly punitive stance toward innovative technology companies in the...