search
Donate

News

[PBS NewsHour]

WATCH: Is U.S. Regulatory Framework Capable Of Reining In Big Tech Companies?

By:
Posted on:

< < Back to

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google encountered intense scrutiny from House lawmakers on Wednesday, particularly over whether they leverage unfair business practices to prevent their competition from succeeding.

Is American antitrust law sufficient to handle the rapidly changing landscape of technology?

Dipayan Ghosh of the Harvard Kennedy School joins NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz to discuss.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies remotely during a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies remotely during a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. [Mandel Ngan | Pool via AP]