Sources: US House report investigating Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook's power has been delayed as Democrats and Republicans are split on the remedies
Good morning! This Wednesday, let's take a deep breath … Karl Bode / Techdirt : Stop Pretending The Trump GOP Genuinely Cares About Monopoly Power Reuters : U.S. House antitrust findings on Big Tech likely in three reports - sources Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.1407: Big Tech gets monopoly slap, Facebook zaps Trump Covid post, Apple tips iPhone date, sex app lock-in, and more Gilad Edelman / Wired : Congress Unveils Its Plan to Curb Big Tech'sPower Cristiano Lima / Politico : House Democrats propose antitrust overhaul to rein in big tech Tweets: Donald J. Trump / @realdonaldtrump : REPEAL SECTION 230!!! Will Oremus / @willoremus : Looks like the Trumpers on the House antitrust subcommittee have chosen sides, and they're on the side of protecting Big Tech. If true, that would turn tech regulation into just another partisan issue that Congress is incapable of addressing. https://www.nytimes.com/... Hal Singer / @halsinger : On the whole, Buck's report embraces many of Dems' proposal and is thus a good thing. So this NYT article is a bit too pessimistic. Jordon is crank—who cares what he thinks. https://www.nytimes.com/... Lindsey Barrett / @lam_barrett : republicans decided they liked yelling at tech cos, but they've always been existentially allergic to real restraints on corporate power. “animus” is a fair characterization, but it still means that their lack of interest in pursuing meaningful remedies isn't surprising. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... Rep. Pramila Jayapal / @repjayapal : After conducting America's first major congressional antitrust investigation in decades, I can say conclusively that self-regulation by Big Tech comes at the direct expense of our communities, small businesses, consumers, the free press, and innovation. https://twitter.com/... Travon Free / @travon : Then repeal 230. https://twitter.com/... Ted Lieu / @tedlieu : Section 230 in federal law protects your right to free speech on the internet. It's what allows you to criticize @realDonaldTrump or me or the Cleveland @Browns without fear that the post will be taken down. For example: @POTUS is a jerk for suing to rip your healthcare away. https://twitter.com/... Zak Kukoff / @zck : If we destroy the modern basis of anti-trust law — which, make no doubt, is what today's House report wants to do — we'll be setting back America's ability to compete by decades (And it won't be European tech that replaces FAANG) https://twitter.com/... Robert Hackett / @rhhackett : it is astounding this is not already law https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/... @nytpolitics : Partisan bickering in Congress has cast a cloud over a landmark House report, which caps a 15-month investigation into the practices of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The report was to feature recommendations from lawmakers to rein in the companies. https://www.nytimes.com/... Mike Godwin / @sfmnemonic : This Times is playing this as if it reflects a recent development, but the incoherence of the spectrum of theories informing the moral panic about Big Tech has been broadly evident for quite some time. https://www.nytimes.com/... Mike Godwin / @sfmnemonic : (It turns out you have to have a coherent theory to reform Big Tech.) Big Tech Was Their Enemy, Until Partisanship Fractured the Battle Plans https://www.nytimes.com/... Mike Masnick / @mmasnick : Things I did not have on my tech policy bingo card this week: The Mountain Goats coming out in favor of #Section230. https://twitter.com/... @nytimestech : House lawmakers were once united against the power of the biggest tech companies. But their bipartisan support has now split along party lines. https://www.nytimes.com/... Matt Stoller / @matthewstoller : 1. I'm reading Republican @RepKenBuck's leaked views on the big tech antitrust hearing, and it's quite a remarkable document. First, the Chicago School has lost the argument. Buck endorses the the fact there's a monopoly crisis. “Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook have used...
Looks like the Trumpers on the House antitrust subcommittee have chosen sides, and they're on the side of protecting Big Tech. If true, that would turn tech regulation into just another partisan issue that Congress is incapable of addressing. https://www.nytimes.com/...
On the whole, Buck's report embraces many of Dems' proposal and is thus a good thing. So this NYT article is a bit too pessimistic. Jordon is crank—who cares what he thinks. https://www.nytimes.com/...
republicans decided they liked yelling at tech cos, but they've always been existentially allergic to real restraints on corporate power. “animus” is a fair characterization, but it still means that their lack of interest in pursuing meaningful remedies isn't surprising. https://…
After conducting America's first major congressional antitrust investigation in decades, I can say conclusively that self-regulation by Big Tech comes at the direct expense of our communities, small businesses, consumers, the free press, and innovation. https://twitter.com/...
Partisan bickering in Congress has cast a cloud over a landmark House report, which caps a 15-month investigation into the practices of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The report was to feature recommendations from lawmakers to rein in the companies. https://www.nytimes.com/.…
Section 230 in federal law protects your right to free speech on the internet. It's what allows you to criticize @realDonaldTrump or me or the Cleveland @Browns without fear that the post will be taken down. For example: @POTUS is a jerk for suing to rip your healthcare away. htt…
This Times is playing this as if it reflects a recent development, but the incoherence of the spectrum of theories informing the moral panic about Big Tech has been broadly evident for quite some time. https://www.nytimes.com/...
(It turns out you have to have a coherent theory to reform Big Tech.) Big Tech Was Their Enemy, Until Partisanship Fractured the Battle Plans https://www.nytimes.com/...
If we destroy the modern basis of anti-trust law — which, make no doubt, is what today's House report wants to do — we'll be setting back America's ability to compete by decades (And it won't be European tech that replaces FAANG) https://twitter.com/...
House lawmakers were once united against the power of the biggest tech companies. But their bipartisan support has now split along party lines. https://www.nytimes.com/...
1. I'm reading Republican @RepKenBuck's leaked views on the big tech antitrust hearing, and it's quite a remarkable document. First, the Chicago School has lost the argument. Buck endorses the the fact there's a monopoly crisis. “Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook have used...
I'm not at all surprised by this. There was never going to be bipartisan alignment. Dems and Republicans were never aligned to begin with on the business of tech. There was never a cohesive long-term plan or vision in DC, and there still isn't. https://www.nytimes.com/...
mmm yes what if I told you Trump GOP concerns about monopolization are utterly hollow (see: big telecom) and this entire tantrum is about protecting power by ensuring online political disinformation isn't adequately policed https://www.nytimes.com/...
The House antitrust report on Big Tech firms contains a ‘thinly veiled call to break up’ the companies, Republican Congressman Ken Buck said in a draft response seen by Reuters https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Weird report IMHO. Way too negative about an investigation that has been largely bipartisan. Facebook and Google would love to drive partisan division through the process but the fact we haven't yet seen a report that press expected yesterday is NBD. https://www.nytimes.com/...