Op-Ed: How the politics of “Big Tech” is threatening US small business
May 4, 2022
These days in Washington DC, bipartisan compromise seems hard to come by. Look closely, however, and you’ll notice at least one issue where both parties, Democrats and Republicans, are finding common ground: the regulation of “Big Tech.” As digital technology and data have transformed communications and commerce, so too have the most successful companies captured the attention of lawmakers in the US, where the rapid pace of change has become a political issue.