President Joe Biden will reportedly attack Big Tech in his State of the Union address Tuesday in a bid to unite lawmakers in Washington concerned about the industry’s unprecedented influence and impact on all facets of American life.
Biden has already deployed fighting words against Silicon Valley, alleging in a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed that some major technology industry players “collect, share and exploit our most personal data, deepen extremism and polarization in our country, tilt our economy’s playing field, violate the civil rights of women and minorities, and even put our children at risk.”
The president identified priorities for his administration’s approach to major internet companies including Google, Twitter and Facebook: limiting collection and use of personal data, boosting their liability for content posted on their websites by third parties, and limiting their size and power through increased enforcement of antitrust laws. He also called in the op-ed for both major parties to create new legislation to protect privacy, prevent discrimination and promote competition.
