Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., proposed overhauling one of the main agencies that regulates Big Tech on privacy and antitrust matters.
In a policy proposal Monday, Hawley suggests putting the Federal Trade Commission, an independent agency, within the Department of Justice, which is part of the executive branch.
The FTC currently operates as an independent agency charged with regulating consumer protection issues and enforcing federal antitrust law. It's steered by a panel of five commissioners who vote on rules and cases. No more than three commissioners can be from the same party. The DOJ, on the other hand, is part of the executive branch, making it accountable to the president.
"The FTC isn't working," Hawley said in a statement alongside the announcement. "It wastes time in turf wars with the DOJ, nobody is accountable for decisions, and it lacks the 'teeth' to get after Big Tech's rampant abuses."
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