Real monopoly is not a game

 

Competition is at the core of the American spirit. If a small business has a great idea, it should be able to compete with the big companies and let consumers decide what the best way forward is. As chairman of the Antitrust Subcommittee, David’s job is to make the American economy fairer and call out egregious, competition-stifling business practices wherever he finds them. There are a lot of big companies trying to use their size and clout to bully smaller competitors in the same space out of business. That’s true of anything from food processing to computer manufacturing. But one of the worst offenders in trying to stop competition and silence small businesses is big tech. Will you make a contribution to help David stand firm against big tech companies who seek to monopolize the markets and hurt consumers for their own profit? DONATE NOW Take Amazon, for example. Not only does Jeff Bezos’ megacompany provide an online platform for the sale of products to consumers everywhere, but it also participates in some sales by making their own products. But because Amazon has access to data owned by other sellers who use Amazon’s platform, Amazon has a huge advantage in unfairly analyzing information that doesn’t belong to them in order to make its own products cheaper, faster, and more efficiently than its smaller competitors. That’s a problem. A big problem – one for which David has repeatedly called out Amazon, even as the tech giant has tried to conceal its internal data-collection practices from Congress. If you want more transparency in how big tech operates, more fairness in the marketplace, and more choices for consumers, can you make a contribution to help David continue to stand against big tech? STAND WITH DAVID Thanks – we’re counting on you to help us send a message to big tech companies that their anti-competitive behavior will not stand. – Team Cicilline

Democrat David Cicilline proudly represents Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District. An advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, a leader on gun violence prevention, and a fighter for Rhode Island families — David is one of our fiercest legislators in Congress today. Our campaign is powered by supporters like you, and your grassroots support is critical to helping David's campaign for Rhode Island's 1st District. DONATE » Email is an important way for us to keep supporters like you informed about critical issues and to build a winning grassroots campaign.   Paid for by The Cicilline Committee The Cicilline Committee P.O. Box 9107 Providence, RI 02940 United States