Bloomberg Law
Jan. 19, 2022, 12:00 AM

White House Weighs Support for Klobuchar’s Tech Antitrust Bill

Jennifer Jacobs
Jennifer Jacobs
Bloomberg News
Anna Edgerton
Anna Edgerton
Bloomberg News

The Biden administration is exploring ways to rein in the nation’s biggest technology companies, possibly through bipartisan legislation that’s under consideration in the U.S. Senate, according to people familiar with the matter.

The White House is planning a meeting this week to discuss the topic, according to two of the people, who were granted anonymity to discuss the deliberations.

The event will include critics of the tech giants as well as representatives of smaller digital firms. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed and economic adviser Brian Deese have helped to organize the session and next steps, two people ...