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1. Some resources for the #bigtechbarons hearing. First, a list of recent controversies for each company over the past few years. https://www.economicliberties.us/big-tech-abuse-tracker/
2. This is the top GOP member @Jim_Jordan's playbook for the #bigtechbarons hearing. Jordan will be disruptive and hostile to Democrats and come to the aid of big tech CEOs. Unclear whether his GOP colleagues will focus on big tech or follow his lead. https://twitter.com/matthewstoller/status/1288315349558067200
3. This is Jeff Bezos's testimony. Bezos is the most important witness in the #bigtechbarons hearing, he has never testified before Congress. https://blog.aboutamazon.com/policy/statement-by-jeff-bezos-to-the-u-s-house-committee-on-the-judiciary
4. Here are the stakes, a piece by me and @ShaoulSussman. This is the moment our private regulators of the economy meet the public regulators of our economy. The big lie is the term 'deregulation.' Either they govern or we the people govern. https://www.politico.com/news/agenda/2020/07/28/agenda-amazon-facebook-google-apple-hearing-383612
5. An important thread by @ddayen on what it's like to be a small business working for Amazon. #bigtechbarons https://twitter.com/ddayen/status/1288251869081436160
6. Our report on how Amazon works is here. It's an explainer of how we got to this point and the laws we need to change to make Amazon safe for democracy. @Pat_Garofalo, @OliviaWebbC #bigtechbarons https://www.economicliberties.us/our-work/understanding-amazon-making-the-21st-century-gatekeeper-safe-for-democracy/
7. This is a former VP and legend at Amazon @timbray talking about the need to break up the company and spin off Amazon Web Services. #bigtechbarons ( @profgalloway will like this piece) https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2020/06/21/A-Cloud-PR-FAQ
8. Here's a report by @sarahmillerdc @ZephyrTeachout and me on Google/Facebook and the harms they elicit, as well as changes to law we need to fix the problem. https://www.economicliberties.us/our-work/addressing-facebook-and-googles-harms-through-a-regulated-competition-approach/
9. Then Republican @HawleyMO's important legislation to remove liability protections for entities like Facebook and Google who sell targeted ads. This legislation would make Google and Facebook much safer institutions and help protect our democracy. https://www.hawley.senate.gov/senator-hawley-introduces-bill-remove-section-230-immunity-behavioral-advertisers
10. Of course @ZephyrTeachout's new book Break'Em Up will make the case. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250200891
