( June 11, 2026, 14:23 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The reintroduced American Innovation and Choice Online Act would hand sweeping new enforcement authority to the Trump administration’s Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, the Chamber of Progress said in a statement. US Senators Chuck Grassley and Amy Klobuchar, who introduced the legislation, frame AICOA as a competition bill, but in practice it would give Trump’s DOJ, FTC, and state attorneys general powerful new tools to pressure digital platforms over product design, ranking, curation, and content moderation decisions, the Chamber said. "The bill’s vague ban on treating 'similarly situated business users' differently could allow enforcers to recast editorial judgment and content moderation as illegal discrimination," it said.Statement follows below:...
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