One key business group is already pushing again in opposition to the probe. NetChoice represents e-commerce giants starting from Alibaba to Google to Travelocity and slammed Tuesday’s listening to as an assault on social media by legacy media.
“Huge media is struggling to dominate once more as they did earlier than the web,” mentioned Carl Szabo, vp and basic counsel at NetChoice. “Somewhat than in search of authorities to tear down tech companies, massive media ought to observe tech’s lead and innovate so they’re extra aggressive.”