The CEOs of Facebook, Google and Amazon say they are willing to testify before Congress this summer as part of an antitrust probe into big tech.
But Facebook and Google conditioned the testimony of their CEOs on the top executives at other big tech firms testifying as well.
Those commitments, first reported by The Washington Post and confirmed by NBC News with sources at both companies, come one day after a lawyer forApple is the only one of the"big four" tech firms that has not signaled that its chief executive, Tim Cook, would be willing to testify. An Apple spokesperson declined to comment on Tuesday afternoon.
The House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, which is chaired by Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., has been conducting an ongoing investigation into the big four tech firms, reviewing whether their market power poses a threat to competition and harms consumers. The hearing, if it happens, would be expected to take place this summer. Whether it would take place in person or virtually, given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, remains unclear.
Either way, the public testimony of America's most powerful tech CEOs would represent a landmark moment in the ongoing regulatory battle between Washington, D.C., and Silicon Valley. It would also mark the first time that Bezos, the world's richest man, had testified before Congress.
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