House GOP proposes law to break up Big Tech monopolies

 Washington Free Beacon:

House Republicans Wednesday proposed a new framework for dealing with big tech companies that would expedite antitrust cases and allow users to sue platforms for censoring their speech.

The agenda, released by House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jim Jordan (R., Ohio), outlines specific proposals Republicans on the committee will attempt to include in legislation. The roadmap calls for legislation that would "speed up and strengthen antitrust enforcement, hold Big Tech accountable for its censorship, and increase transparency around Big Tech's decisions."

Jordan's agenda is the latest attempt by House Republicans to secure more stringent speech protections for conservatives on major social media platforms. While the majority of Republicans endorse this approach, a smaller contingent of lawmakers wants to target tech companies for their size and market power. Last month, the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance a package of bipartisan bills that would empower regulators to go after big tech monopolies.

One of the agenda's proposals would allow state attorneys general to appeal antitrust cases directly to the Supreme Court. Another proposal, originally from Sen. Mike Lee (R., Utah), would move antitrust enforcement from the Federal Trade Commission to the Department of Justice. A third would punish "subjective content moderation decisions," making it harder for social media companies to censor certain viewpoints.
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I think most conservatives see the viewpoint discrimination by Big Tech as the main problem.  It is the area where Big Tech has been aggressively discriminatory and wrong on many occasions.  Their censorship of the NY Post story on Biden corruption looks like they are aiding and abetting the cover-up of criminal conduct.

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