By Nandita Bose
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A scathing report detailing abuses of market power by four top technology companies suggests a tough road ahead of new rules and stricter enforcement for Big Tech should Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden win the White House.
Antitrust experts and congressional aides said the 449-page report from the antitrust panel of the House Judiciary Committee, released on Tuesday, lays out a road map for the Democratic Party to put the brakes on the dominance of Alphabet Inc's <GOOGL.O> Google, Apple Inc <AAPL.O>, Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O> and Facebook Inc <FB.O>.
With the Nov. 3 election approaching fast and a new Congress scheduled to be sworn in in January, action on the report's recommendations this year is unlikely and no new legislative changes are imminent. However, the findings boost the chances for new laws in the future and will inform existing investigations ...
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