Tech Antitrust Pressure Rises as Senators Vow ‘Dramatic Action’

  • Klobuchar, Grassley negotiate bill overlapping House proposal
  • Republican Grassley cites ‘so much wrong’ with social media

Senator Chuck Grassley

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Several key senators are negotiating tech-focused antitrust bills similar to House measures that companies say would force drastic changes in their business and destroy products enjoyed by consumers.

Senator Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he’s working with Democrat Amy Klobuchar on an antitrust bill similar to some of the measures approved last month by the House Judiciary Committee, though he declined to say which ones.