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A bipartisan group of members in the United States House of Representatives has sponsored legislation that would force internet companies such as Meta's Facebook and Alphabet's Google to allow consumers to see information that is not picked by algorithms. Representatives Ken Buck, a Republican, and David Cicilline, a Democrat, and others filed legislation that would mandate giant internet platforms.
It is to display people content that isn't tailored to them via algorithms, placing them outside the "filter bubble," as the politicians described it. Buck is the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, while Cicilline is the chair of the antitrust panel.
Last year, the panel released a major report in which it harshly condemned major tech corporations such as Amazon and Apple. The House bill is a companion to a Senate bill presented in June. That is also a nonpartisan issue. Buck stated in a statement that "consumers should have the opportunity to connect with online platforms without being exploited by hidden algorithms powered by user-specific data." In addition, there is a slew of antitrust laws directed at huge tech platforms.
Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat who leads the Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust group, and Republican Tom Cotton recently sponsored legislation to make it simpler for the government to reject agreements that it suspects violate antitrust laws. Normally, it is up to the government to demonstrate that a given transaction will raise prices or is prohibited for other reasons.
