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Bipartisan Push Targets Big Tech Antitrust, Data Centers

6/30/2026

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AOC Calls Antitrust

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for aggressive antitrust action, saying big-tech acts like governments.
The Maine Legislature passed a bill banning large-scale data-center development, the first state action of its kind.
Senators Chuck Grassley and Amy Klobuchar introduced legislation to curb anti-competitive practices and price hikes.
Justice Department favored settlements while a Pew poll found 78 percent say social-media have political influence.

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Trump slams Apple

President Donald Trump announced a partnership between Apple and Intel to boost domestic U.S. chip production.
Apple raised MacBook and iPad prices up to 25 percent, blaming data-center memory-chip demand, prompting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to urge legislation.
Trump called the Apple price hikes unacceptable, noting the company’s $112 billion profit.
Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill to pause data-center projects.

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Historical Context

In March 2004 the European Commission fined Microsoft €497 million for abusing its Windows monopoly, ordering it to publish interoperability information and ship a version without Windows Media Player. That landmark remedy broke the firm’s bundling practices and set a precedent cited today by U.S. lawmakers such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Chuck Grassley as they craft antitrust bills targeting Apple, Intel and data-center expansions.

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AOC Calls Antitrust

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for aggressive antitrust action, saying big-tech acts like governments.
The Maine Legislature passed a bill banning large-scale data-center development, the first state action of its kind.
Senators Chuck Grassley and Amy Klobuchar introduced legislation to curb anti-competitive practices and price hikes.
Justice Department favored settlements while a Pew poll found 78 percent say social-media have political influence.

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