Senate Democrat Floats First Serious Proposals For Regulating Big Tech

From: Gizmodo

Rhett Jones

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What may be more important than the individual proposals themselves is that the document is at least trying to organize a holistic way of thinking about the issues now on the table. It breaks down the areas that need addressing into the promotion of disinformation, privacy and consumer protection, and ensuring competition in the marketplace.

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You can read the full proposals yourself—and if you don’t like what you see, take heart in the fact none of the ideas in the document will become a reality quickly. We might see some of the details get hashed out in September when Facebook and Twitter execs are expected to head back to Capitol Hill. But don’t expect anything to change before the midterms this November, if anything changes at all.

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