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Dick Durbin: “Big Tech will not reform on its own. It has shown time and…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Senator Hawley, Senator Durbin, and NM AG Raúl Torrez call on Congress to hold Big Tech accountable.

Published | Video Starts at 03:39

I've been around the Senate long enough to remember those days we'd actually created bills and laws. Can you believe that in the United States Senate, Big Tech will not reform on its own. It has shown time and again that if given the choice, it will choose profits over people. But the dam is breaking. Thanks to Attorney General Torres and others, lawsuits like those in New Mexico and California will keep on coming. (03:39–03:47)

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Asserts that Big Tech will not reform on its own and prioritizes profits over people.

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