Washington, D.C. — This afternoon at 2:30pm EST, Morgan Harper, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the American Economic Liberties Project, will testify in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights for a hearing on “Big Fixes for Big Tech.” The hearing is expected to examine how dominant tech firms like Google and Meta use their monopoly power to crush innovation, threaten America’s technological edge, and undermine the competitive market dynamics that are essential to national security and long-term economic strength — and what actions are needed from Congress and enforcers to rein in these corporation’s market power.

“Big Tech firms have become too big to govern, and every day that goes by without curtailing their power to operate as private governments presents a threat to our children, economy, and national security.” says Harper in her written testimony. “These companies need to be broken up, and their leaders personally held accountable for the lawlessness they have unleashed on America. No half measure will do. Congress must break up Big Tech and restore freedom in the U.S. technology industry to improve the lives of American children, consumers, businesses of all sizes, and workers.”

Harper’s testimony details how firms like Google, Meta, Amazon, and Apple have grown so large and entrenched that they now operate as “private governments,” using their economic and political power to stifle innovation, exploit consumers, harm children, evade regulation and thwart laws in the U.S. and other jurisdictions, and endanger national security. She calls on Congress and federal enforcers to embrace solutions with real teeth—like breaking up dominant firms, imposing criminal and civil liability on executives, and ending conflicts of interest— including in markets like digital ads and app distribution.

Watch the hearing live this afternoon here.

Read Harper’s written testimony in advance here. 

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