Dozens of companies, small business groups back U.S. bill to rein in Big Tech

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Dozens of companies, including Spotify, Yelp and DuckDuckGo, are sending a letter to U.S. senators urging them to support a bill aimed at reining in the biggest tech companies, such as Amazon and Google

Democratic U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said last week they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation that would prevent the tech platforms, including AppleThe companies supporting the measure, which include Yelp, Sonos, DuckDuckGo and Spotify, called it a "moderate and sensible bill aimed squarely at well-documented abuses by the very largest online platforms.

The organizations urged the Senate to pass the bill, saying it would modernize antitrust laws so smaller companies have space to compete.Klobuchar said last week she believed she had the 60 Senate votes needed to end debate and move to a vote on final passage. There is a similar bill in the House. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill this summer, perhaps as early as late June, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The House is then expected to vote on the Senate version, sources said.

 

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