The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, CTIA, NetChoice, NCTA — the Internet & Television Association and TechNet criticized the order, with some calling it a dramatic government overreach.
“By backing hard-left proposals, like nominating Lina Khan to the FTC and Rep. Cicilline’s antitrust legislation, anti-tech Republicans bear responsibility for the damage that will result from importing a European-style antitrust framework to all sections of the American economy,” Carl Szabo, vice president and general counsel of NetChoice, said in a statement.