On Tuesday, July 16th the House held hearings with the largest tech firms in the US to see whether or not the companies hold too much power over the market. Executives from Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google sat down before a bipartisan committee of lawmakers concerned about the business practices of these tech giants and whether they actively engage in creating a disadvantage for smaller companies. https://youtu.be/yC0n3QnsI0U #antitrust #hearing #bigtech #Subverse

Accessibility to knowledge has become a hallmark of the internet, allowing users to gain access to data that would take hours to locate in a library in virtually an instant. Many digital pirates believe if the taxpayer funds the research, they should be able to access it. https://youtu.be/1fASjjNLI_Q #openaccess #research #freeinformation #Subverse