S&P GLOBAL: House Turnover to GOP Would Change Focus of US Big Tech Regulation

U.S. legislators are running out of time to pass several pending bills related to reining in the power of Big Tech before the focus shifts to campaigning in this year’s 2022 midterm elections. Seats in both chambers of Congress are up for grabs, and policy analysts say Republicans have a strong chance of taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives during the midterm elections. If that occurs, the new House leadership is expected to set a different tone on tech regulation, with Republicans likely to resurface concerns about platform censorship over antitrust regulations. ROKK Co-founding Partner Rodell Mollineau spoke to S&P Global and discussed Big Tech and how these political and partisan fights are playing out. Read the article here.