{"id":572643,"date":"2021-06-24T11:36:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T15:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=572643"},"modified":"2021-06-24T11:36:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T15:36:17","slug":"bills-combatting-big-techs-monopolistic-practices-move-closer-to-becoming-law-fueled-by-unexpected-bipartisan-coalitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bills-combatting-big-techs-monopolistic-practices-move-closer-to-becoming-law-fueled-by-unexpected-bipartisan-coalitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills Combatting Big Tech\u2019s Monopolistic Practices Move Closer To Becoming Law, Fueled By Unexpected Bipartisan Coalitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbills-combatting-big-techs-monopolistic-practices-move-closer-to-becoming-law-fueled-by-unexpected-bipartisan-coalitions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=572643&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><ul>\n<li><strong>The House Judiciary Committee advanced six bills to combat tech giants\u2019 monopolistic practices, with a bipartisan group of lawmakers spurning extensive lobbying efforts by firms like Facebook and Google.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The central bill, dubbed the American Choice and Innovation Online Act (ACIOA), bars big tech companies from favoring their own products on their platforms at the disadvantage of others. It passed early Thursday by a 24-20 vote.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, the committee\u2019s chair, said in a statement that the ACIOA \u201crestores competition online and ensures that digital markets are fair and open.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cAmerican consumers and small businesses would be shocked at how these bills would break many of their favorite services,\u201d said Mark Isakowitz, vice president of government affairs and public policy for Google. \u201cThis would all dramatically undermine U.S. technology leadership, damage the way small businesses connect with consumers and raise serious privacy and security concerns.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The House Judiciary Committee advanced six bills this week to combat tech giants\u2019 monopolistic practices, with a bipartisan group of lawmakers spurning extensive lobbying efforts by firms like Facebook and Google.<\/p>\n<p>The central bill, dubbed the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/JU\/JU00\/20210623\/112818\/BILLS-117HR3816ih.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Choice and Innovation Online Act<\/a> (ACIOA), bars big tech companies from favoring their own products on their platforms at the disadvantage of other businesses or users. It passed early Thursday by a 24-20 vote.<\/p>\n<p>Another measure, known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/JU\/JU00\/20210623\/112818\/BILLS-117HR3849ih.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Augmenting Capability and Competition by Enabling Service Switching, or ACCESS Act<\/a>, mandates that large platforms make it easier for users to transport personal data to other platforms and facilitate communication with people on them. The bill, which passed 25-19, also gives the Federal Trade Commission additional powers to set tougher standards for tech giants.<\/p>\n<p>The bills advanced after a <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/calendar\/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=4601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">marathon session<\/a> by the Judiciary Committee which began Wednesday morning and adjourned early Thursday. The package must still pass the full House before heading to the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation is the strongest effort Congress has taken to combat big tech\u2019s growing power. New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, the committee\u2019s chair, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> that the ACIOA \u201crestores competition online and ensures that digital markets are fair and open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt serves to prevent gatekeepers from abusing their power in ways that harm competition and consumers,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd it does so without disrupting the benefits of the open internet that consumers enjoy today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House has also signed on in support of the bills, and last week saw its nominee to chair the FTC, progressive big tech critic Lina Khan, get <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/15\/senate-confirms-lina-khan-lead-ftc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed with overwhelming bipartisan support<\/a>.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/09\/biden-reportedly-selects-2nd-big-tech-antitrust-hawk-for-senior-admin-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Biden Is Appointing Big Tech Hawks To Key Roles)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7211228\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"34\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7211228\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7211228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1232440343-scaled-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1232440343-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1232440343-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1232440343-620x414-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1232440343-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1232440343-1536x1025-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1232440343-2048x1366-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7211228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lina Khan was confirmed with wide bipartisan support, and is one of multiple big tech hawks in the Biden administration. (GRAEME JENNINGS\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The bills, however, have been decried by tech companies and some lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerican consumers and small businesses would be shocked at how these bills would break many of their favorite services,\u201d Mark Isakowitz, vice president of government affairs and public policy for Google, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/google-facebook-pressure-falls-short-as-major-antitrust-measures-advance-in-house-committee-11624505607?mod=hp_lead_pos1\">told the Wall Street Journal<\/a>. \u201cThis would all dramatically undermine U.S. technology leadership, damage the way small businesses connect with consumers and raise serious privacy and security concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, who has decried the legislation, said during the markup that the bills would lead to big tech and government \u201cmarrying up and working together,\u201d and said that they would give the FTC too much power. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/25\/congress-lawmakers-privacy-antitrust-big-tech-campaign-contributions-lobbyist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Nearly Every Lawmaker Overseeing Privacy, Antitrust Issues Received Big Tech Money In 2020)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>California Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren also opposed most of the bills debated, saying in a <a href=\"https:\/\/lofgren.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/lofgren-statement-ahead-judiciary-committee-markup-tech-antitrust-bills\">statement<\/a> ahead of the markup that they \u201cwill create more harm than good for American consumers and the U.S. economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongress must calibrate regulatory and antitrust laws deliberately and carefully,\u201d she said. \u201cIn fact, as I have previously asserted, enforcement agencies and the courts are far better suited than a Congressional Committee to conduct full adjudications to reach definitive conclusions about whether anticompetitive conduct has in fact occurred in specific cases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar has led the Senate\u2019s effort on antitrust legislation, and commended the Judiciary Committee\u2019s markup Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a monopoly problem in America, including in Big Tech, and reining it in is going to require action from the House and the Senate,\u201d she said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.klobuchar.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/news-releases?ID=D179E4D6-77BD-4BB6-A7FA-B5F420E0557D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>. \u201cI look forward to working with my colleagues in both chambers to get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Judiciary Committee advanced six bills to combat tech giants\u2019 monopolistic practices, with a bipartisan group of lawmakers spurning extensive lobbying efforts by firms like Facebook and Google. 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