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Ron Johnson: “One of the problems we have with the big tech giants is our…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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We didn't rationalize it. Okay. And the other thing is, you have a reasonable regulatory burden. Nobody argues against regulation. I mean, we need strong regulations. For example, on antitrust. One of the problems we have with the big tech giants is our antitrust laws. It makes sense. They're really written to protect consumers. but the big tech giant, they're giving their product away free. It's like, well, you can't really prove consumer harm. So it's really flummoxed regulators in the courts. (30:04–30:12)

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Asserts that current antitrust laws are inadequate for addressing issues with big tech giants.

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