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Thursday, 10 June 2021 9:05 AM
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Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are seeking to target US Big Tech with new antitrust bills, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The lawmakers are currently working on drafts of five bills, four of which aim to rein in American tech giants, the sources said.
The measures will be introduced this week but that may be delayed, sources told Reuters, which has read discussion drafts of the five measures.
They added that the drafts may be changed before they are introduced.
The JBS cyber attack caused only a hiccup in meatpacking operations. But for legislators, the security scare was a sign that it might be time to break up the industry.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a lawsuit asking the court to declare Google a public utility, which would subject the Masters of the Universe to government regulation.