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Jun 15 • 9 tweets • 6 min read
Antitrust TikTok is a thing!

We’re thrilled to have partnered with @socialcurrant to elevate young, diverse TikTok creators interested in supporting historic bipartisan legislation to #ReinInBigTech. Image
Congress is considering two bipartisan bills to #ReinInBigTech’s societal harms and monopoly power:

1️⃣ American Innovation and Choice Online Act

2️⃣ Open App Markets Act
Don’t just take it from us. The U.S. has a long history of creating and enforcing strong antitrust laws to protect competition and consumers. History teacher and TikTok creator Dana Fortune explains: tiktok.com/@danafortune/v…
.@truemper_jake rewinds to 1890 to explain the history of antitrust legislation in the U.S. and why early antitrust laws may be outdated for today’s Big Tech monopolies.
tiktok.com/@jaketruemper4…
As Dana Fortune explains, unchecked monopoly power has allowed Big Tech to exploit and harm users, workers, and democracy. It’s time for Congress to pass historic bipartisan legislation to #ReinInBigTech.
tiktok.com/@danafortune/v…
A great TikTok from Fen aka "Dr. Horrible Jr” explains how Amazon rigs their marketplace and hurts small businesses. #ReinInBigTech
tiktok.com/foryou?_r=1&_t…
TikTok creator @/IndesKribeaBULL illustrates how Big Tech monopolies like Amazon create copy-cat products and then promote them in their own search results to undermine competitors.
tiktok.com/@indeskribeabu…
Historic bipartisan antitrust legislation is quickly advancing towards a vote in Congress. Watch @bzamoratv give the full update on TikTok.
tiktok.com/@benjaminzamor…
It’s time to #ReinInBigTech.

Join us in supporting historic bipartisan antitrust legislation to curb Big Tech’s societal harms and monopoly power to help restore competition and innovation: reininbigtech.org

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