Biden seen reining in mergers and cracking down on Big Tech


Biden, along with many lawmakers, may also push for changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the legal shield that protects tech companies from being held liable for their content. — Reuters

Since Joe Biden left office almost four years ago, antitrust enforcement has gone from a backwater of Democratic policymaking to a key tool for reshaping the US economy.

That trend is expected to continue – and could even accelerate – under a Joe Biden administration, according to antitrust experts and those who advised his campaign on competition policy.

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