A much-anticipated congressional hearing featuring the CEOs of four of America's largest tech firms kicked off on Wednesday afternoon in a confrontation that promises a healthy dose of political theater, while also offering a window into the thinking of lawmakers trying to rein in Big Tech.
)-owned Google’s Sundar Pichai and Apple Inc’s APPL.O Tim Cook - who together represent about $5 trillion of the U.S. economy - are appearing via videoconference before the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel.
“If Congress doesn’t bring fairness to Big Tech, which they should have done years ago, I will do it myself with Executive Orders,” he said on Twitter. U.S. Representative David Cicilline, a Democrat and chair of the antitrust subcommittee, also pummeled the four companies.Factbox: U.S. Democrats on House antitrust panel scored biggest Big Tech donations
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