Big Tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Amazon are not only influencing our economy, but also shaping our society and raising concerns about privacy, monopoly power, discrimination, misinformation, hate speech, and mental health. These platforms are causing polarization and harming consumers, workers, and smaller businesses. Lobbyists are trying to sneak restrictive trade agreements through to prevent regulation that would benefit the public interest, similar to what Big Pharma did with patent protections. The Biden administration has pushed back against these tactics, but the fight continues. A transparent and robust public debate is crucial to ensure that digital rules are fair, competitive, and protective of individual rights.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/04/big-tech-digital-trade-regulation/