Big Tech’s censorship efforts just hit a yuuuge roadblock.
In a statement on Truth Social, incoming (and former) President Donald J. Trump announced that he will nominate competition hardliner Gail Slater to lead the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. Trump argued the appointment was necessary not just to preserve the free market, but also to protect Americans’ liberties.
Trump wrote: “Big Tech has run wild for years, stifling competition in our most innovative sector and, as we all know, using its market power to crack down on the rights of so many Americans, as well as those of Little Tech! I was proud to fight these abuses in my First Term, and our Department of Justice’s antitrust team will continue that work under Gail’s leadership.”
Monopolization and collusion in tech markets often pose direct harms to Americans’ First…
