Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to build a new agency to police Big Tech
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren has already helped create independent agencies.

The bill, sponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), would create a new agency called the Digital Consumer Protection Commission that would be empowered to go after giant tech firms for a slew of anti-competitive behaviors and failing to protect consumer privacy.

  • RemembertheApollo@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    Pointless unless:

    The agency has authority

    The agency can enforce that authority

    The agency can levy fines and other deterrents significant enough to make tech companies fear #1 and #2.

    Otherwise it’s just another agency that will face regulatory capture and dole out slaps on the wrist that Big Tech can effectively ignore.