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Big Tech Hearings Going On NOW

Submitted by SenEricaSmith on

Congress is finally calling the Big Tech CEOs on the carpet to answer important questions about their business practices and whether those might violate antitrust law.

I encourage everyone who can to watch the hearings as they stream live. There are several websites where you can watch it, here is one:

Watch the hearings on the New York Times

Why is this so important? Check out my column from yesterday:

Taking a Look at Big Tech: Amazon Under the Lens of Anti-Trust

Submitted by SenEricaSmith on

CEO’s of the country’s four largest tech companies – Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee tomorrow. Though this hearing is the result of a year-long investigation of competition in the digital marketplace, the opportunity to examine Big Tech practices and monopolies is increasingly pressing as the coronavirus pandemic has further revealed how these companies, especially Amazon, have consolidated power at the expense of small businesses.

Is Big Technology Getting Too Big?

Submitted by rob27502 on

Technology has provided numerous opportunities that didn't exist as little as 10 years ago. With the push of a button, we can watch a random video clip from 1970, or order a left-handed back scratcher delivered to our door in 24 hours.

And yet, there's a downside.

ALEC Whistles; NC Officials Show Up

Submitted by Vicki Boyer on

You, too, can scroll through the agenda ALEC has set for its annual meeting late this week in San Diego.

At this web site you can wonder about such things as:

Who is 'exhibiting' and what are they showing??

Is ALEC really interested in 'consumer protection?' Or is the discussion on how to get rid of it?

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