Congress Eyes Antitrust Changes to Counter Big Tech

Wall Street Journal: “Congress is considering the most significant changes to antitrust law in decades, including some proposals with bipartisan support. Lawmakers are looking at setting a higher bar for acquisitions by companies that dominate their markets; making it easier for the government to challenge anticompetitive conduct; and potentially forcing some giant tech companies to separate different lines of their businesses.”

“For these measures to become law, lawmakers will have to move beyond their general unease with dominant companies — particularly in the tech sector — and navigate constituencies that don’t agree on whether antitrust law needs a major overhaul or targeted changes.”