US senator wants to ban Big Tech from buying anything ever again

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US senator wants to ban Big Tech from buying anything ever again
FILE PHOTO: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo (Reuters)

As part of ongoing antitrust measures.

US Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican who has been a staunch critic of Big Tech, has introduced a bill that would ban all mergers and acquisitions by any company with a market value greater US$100 billion (A$131 billion), a category that includes the five biggest US tech companies. Hawley, who ...

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