Lawmakers, United in Their Ire, Lash Out at Big

Lawmakers, United in Their Ire, Lash Out at Big Tech’s Leaders

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Published 29 Jul 2020

The chiefs of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook faced withering questions from Democrats about anti-competitive practices and from Republicans about anti-conservative bias.

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Lawmakers, United in Their Ire, Lash Out at Big Tech’s Leaders

Lawmakers, United in Their Ire, Lash Out at Big Tech’s Leaders

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