U.S. Senate likely to pass bill to bar tech firms' favoring themselves in searches

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) listens during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on President Biden's proposed budget request for the Department of Transportation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy/Files

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said on Wednesday they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation aimed at reining in the four tech giants, Meta's Facebook, Apple, Alphabet's Google and Amazon.com, and urged a vote be taken.

Versions of the bill before the House and Senate would bar the companies from favoring their own businesses in search results and other ways.