If 2021 had a battle cry for U.S. lawmakers facing off with the world's biggest tech companies, it would be this: "Legislation is coming." This year, lawmakers went beyond just grilling companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft, collectively known as Big Tech. Lawmakers are likely to focus on efforts to clamp down on the reach of Big Tech companies and reform the country's fair competition laws. "The whole world is understanding abuses by Big Tech and trying to control it in various ways," said Fox. Big Tech has a big chance of playing the nations against each other."

Source: CBC News December 31, 2021 22:07 UTC