Biden’s push to unite the country — and Congress — against Big Tech reflects the difficulty his administration, and that of his predecessor, have encountered in reining in industr…
Congress could pass bipartisan legislation to regulate internet platforms more heavily, as both Republicans and Democrats support the idea in general. But because of their different and often opposing motivations, it would not come easily, said Sean Randolph, senior director at the Bay Area Council Economic Institute.
Both parties have found common ground in assailing Big Tech, but the reasons behind their antagonism toward the large internet platforms differ significantly. “Across our society we’ve seen a broad-based ‘techlash’ where there’s widespread perception that internet companies are too big, too profitable, too powerful and too unregulated,” said Santa Clara University law school professor Eric Goldman, who studies the tech industry. “Both political parties see payoff from fueling the techlash.”
However, there are effectively “two Americas” taking aim at the tech behemoths, Goldman said. “The conservative side views any source of power as a threat to their interests and so to the extent that there’s messaging suggesting internet companies are biased against conservatives, it preys on the paranoia that conservatives have embraced,” he said.
Biden’s push to unite the country — and Congress — against Big Tech reflects the difficulty his administration, and that of his predecessor, have encountered in reining in the industry, which exerts massive influence on government. Internet companies spent $95 million last year lobbying members of Congress and federal agencies, with Google’s parent firm Alphabet spending $13 million and Facebook’s parent Meta spending $19 million, Amazon spending $21 million, and Twitter spending $1.
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