I. Mean right now today on capitol hill 4 of the most powerful men in the u. S. Tech industry are being questioned on whether their platforms have violated antitrust laws in recent years as theyve risen to dominate the industry and the marketplace arties Rachel Blevins is monitoring this hearing she is joining us in studio to discuss it so rachel who is testifying today and what has led us up to this point well this hearing comes after a year of research that was conducted by the house judiciary is antitrust subcommittee and which they are looking at these 4 Major Tech Companies and trying to decide whether the major monopolies that they already have are being used to stifle their smaller competitors now of course we are still dealing with the coronavirus pandemics is a very unique situation in which these tests. The monies are being carried out virtually but they are being held from a lineup that includes alphabet c. E. O. Sundar Pichai Facebook c. E. O. Mark zuckerberg apple c. E. O.