Big Tech steps up lobbying to stop 'self-preferencing' antitrust bill

clock • 4 min read
American Innovation and Choice Online Act would stop tech companies from promoting their own services to a captive audience
Image:

American Innovation and Choice Online Act would stop tech companies from promoting their own services to a captive audience

Big Tech executives have met members of Congress to explain why the bill should not become law.

Amazon and Alphabet have stepped up their lobbying efforts to defeat a major bill that could reshape tech industry in the United States. The companies are targeting a 'self-preferencing' bill, s...

To continue reading this article...

Join Computing

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the technology industry
  • Receive important and breaking news in our daily newsletter
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes
  • Join live member only interviews with IT leaders at the ‘IT Lounge’; your chance to ask your burning tech questions and have them answered
  • Access to the Computing Delta hub providing market intelligence and research
  • Receive our members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from senior IT Leaders

Join now

 

Already a Computing member?

Login

You may also like
US to block TikTok - ByteDance vows to fight back

Legislation and Regulation

Talks about a ban have finally progressed past the theoretical stage

clock 25 April 2024 • 3 min read
CMA invites comments on Microsoft and Amazon AI partnerships

Legislation and Regulation

Regulator has warned against Big Tech's growing AI dominance

clock 25 April 2024 • 3 min read
Apple pulls two major messaging platforms from China App Store

Mobile Software

Chinese government cites security concerns

clock 22 April 2024 • 2 min read

More on Legislation and Regulation

US to block TikTok - ByteDance vows to fight back

US to block TikTok - ByteDance vows to fight back

Talks about a ban have finally progressed past the theoretical stage

Tom Allen
clock 25 April 2024 • 3 min read
CMA invites comments on Microsoft and Amazon AI partnerships

CMA invites comments on Microsoft and Amazon AI partnerships

Regulator has warned against Big Tech's growing AI dominance

clock 25 April 2024 • 3 min read
ICO breaks silence on Bank of America fraud case

ICO breaks silence on Bank of America fraud case

Data regulator has maintained a 'no comment' policy for months

Tom Allen
clock 11 April 2024 • 3 min read