Congress grills tech titans about market power

CBS News

Published 30 Jul 2020

In a contentious congressional hearing Wednesday, lawmakers questioned the CEOs of four of the country's biggest tech companies, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Alphabet. Lawmakers accused them of holding too much power and stifling the competition. Chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports on the hearing.

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Congress grills tech titans about market power

Congress grills tech titans about market power

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