Biden believes that strong bipartisan legislation should be passed to hold ‘Big Tech accountable’
Biden published his op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, stating that entities in the technology industry exploit not just user data in the U.S. but are also the reason behind polarizing opinions. He believes that Big Tech is responsible for the following: One way to bring much-needed competition to the technology industry, according to Biden, is through strong bipartisan legislation. 9to5Mac reports that the U.S. President proposes that a federal framework talking about how technology companies such as Apple can use personal data should be established. Since the issue for Biden is the lack of competition and antitrust, Apple immediately covers those categories thanks to the company’s past and present business practices. Biden wants smaller and mid-sized businesses to compete on an even playing field without giving Big Tech the opportunity to use its dominance to crush any chance of competition. Apple has been under the watchful eyes of the European Union and will be forced not just to release iPhones with USB-C ports but allow the App Store to support sideloading. In addition, the EU might pressure technology giants like Apple and others to bring back removable batteries for easier user upgradeability. There have been a number of bipartisan antitrust bills proposed in the past, but none of them have bore fruit. Perhaps the intervention of Joe Biden might change all of that. News Source: The Wall Street Journal
