Biden Calls for Measures to Rein In Power of Big Tech (1)

President Joe Biden called for antitrust legislation targeting technology giants, putting a spotlight on companies including Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc., Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google.

Biden urged Congress to “pass bipartisan legislation to strengthen antitrust enforcement and prevent big online platforms from giving their own products an unfair advantage” during his Tuesday State of the Union address.

His remarks mark a win for progressives who have been pushing for legislation to rein in the tech industry’s power for years.

Joe Biden arrives to deliver the State of the Union address at the US Capitol.

Photographer: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg

The comments also mark the first time the word “antitrust” has been used in the ...