But these efforts have also exposed deep divisions in the GOP over how best to rein in Silicon Valley s power, with House Republicans sparring over the legislative push. Some GOP lawmakers have blamed leadership-aligned lobbyists for working behind the scenes to tank the measures, while others in the conference claim their colleagues went behind leaders backs to hash out a deal with Democrats.
GOP riven by infighting over Big Tech crackdown – POLITICO
The infighting, which has spilled out into public view in the run-up to the consequential committee vote, underscores that the politics of antitrust don t cut neatly across ideological lines, despite widespread agreement over the need to curb the power of tech giants. And the schism among conservatives has created some particularly strange partnerships in the halls of Congress.
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