Republican infighting threatens tech antitrust vote
by Makena Kelly from The Verge - All Posts on (#645M9)
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images The House is expected to vote on a package of previously uncontroversial bills targeting Big Tech's market dominance this week, but a sudden flare-up among Republicans is threatening to hold up any movement on the bills.
Earlier this week, Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) announced that the House planned to vote on three bills that would make it more difficult and expensive for large tech companies, like Apple or Google, to acquire smaller companies by increasing filing fees. In turn, those fees would be used to fund investigations for federal antitrust enforcers at the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department.
We can't allow goliath tech firms to crush small businesses and conservatism any longer," Buck said in a Monday statement....