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News: Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to build a new agency to police Big Tech (www.theverge.com)

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The bill, sponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), would create a new agency called the Digital Consumer Protection Commission that would be empowered to go after giant tech firms for a slew of anti-competitive behaviors and failing to protect consumer privacy.

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[–] Screwthehole 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The SEC does such an amazing job reigning in banks and wall street, I'm sure it'll be a raging success

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The answer to a dysfunctional government is not dismantling government, but replacing it with a functional government.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Replace it with an anarchy government!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

So, look at the failures of the SEC and avoid those problems.

What will happen is the same as the SEC, but the opportunity to learn exists.