On June 6, 2019, Gene Kimmelman, CEO of Public Knowledge and Carl Szabo VP of NetChoice, discuss the possibility of a Big Tech antitrust push by Congress against Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Image: APWho says Google and Facebook can’t bring people together? Distrust of Big Tech is uniting the populist left and right, and perhaps antitrust regulators in the Trump Administration who now plan to investigate the giants. Some scrutiny is warranted, but the formation of a political posse is the moment to remember that antitrust is governed by law that focuses on consumer benefit not merely business size. “Break Up Big Tech” has become popular amid the public outcry over privacy incursions, fake news, toxic masculinity and leftwing...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 10, 2019 22:43 UTC