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How would an antitrust bill under consideration affect big tech companies?
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    Senate panel approves antitrust bill restricting big tech platforms. [Free read link]
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    The American Innovation and Choice Online Act now moves to the Senate floor, where several Senators said they wanted to see additional changes before voting in favor of the measure. Thursday’s vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee, 16-6, showed the bill had bipartisan support, but also raised bipartisan concerns.
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    The bill would make it illegal for the largest internet platforms to unfairly favor their own products and services over those of other businesses that use the platform. It lists several categories of outlawed conduct, including a platform preferencing itself in search results or using another business’s nonpublic data to compete with that same business.
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    Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said he shared concerns about monopoly power in the tech industry but worried the bill was written too broadly. “It may actually entrench the very four companies at which it is aimed by creating a strong incentive to simply cease doing any business with third parties,” Mr. Lee said. “This could crush thousands of small businesses.”
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    The Senate will get its best shot at regulating Big Tech, and Apple, Google and Amazon are already playing defense.
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