The coalition website said its goal is to 'stop tech monopolies, such as Amazon, from cornering the online market by breaking them up and regulating them.' — Reuters picWASHINGTON, April 7 — A new coalition of small business groups yesterday launched a campaign for tougher US antitrust enforcement, specifically calling for the breakup of online commerce titan Amazon.
The coalition website said its goal is to “stop tech monopolies, such as Amazon, from cornering the online market by breaking them up and regulating them.” The new small business group said it supported the conclusions of a recent US congressional report highlighting the power of tech platforms and calling for tougher antitrust enforcement and new legislation to make it easier to dismantle some firms.
It specifically named Amazon, saying the company’s “stranglehold over online commerce is one of the top threats facing independent businesses.”