Congressional criticisms can vary depending on the company in question, but there have been a few predictions on what may be asked. Apple’s Tim Cook is expected to be questioned on Apple’s app store, which has been criticized for being unfair to newcomers.
As the American economy has largely plummeted since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has seen robust sales in e-commerce. It would not be a shock for Bezos to be questioned on muscling out market competition, especially smaller sellers. Amazon may also receive questions about how it uses user data to target specific consumers.
Outside of these general points of contention, it remains to be seen how adversarial the upcoming Congressional hearing will be. That said, the issue of federal oversight and big tech has been a hot issue since 2016, it doesn’t seem any less important in 2020.
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