Democrats draft five antitrust bills to curb tech giant market power

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After being sponsored for introduction, the bills will need to win bipartisan support

House Democrats have drafted five antitrust bills that aim to curb market power of tech giants like Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google, and restrict them from discriminating against competitors. ...

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