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The bill strengthens competition and protections for small businesses and speeds enforcement against very large platforms, but does so by imposing significant compliance, reporting, and litigation-related burdens that could raise costs, create legal uncertainty, and limit practical interoperability or innovation.
Small businesses that sell on large platforms gain fairer access and reduced self-preferencing by platform operators, improving their ability to compete.
Federal and state enforcers (FTC, DOJ, state AGs) receive clearer statutory mandates, tools, and expedited procedures that make enforcement faster and more predictable.
Users and developers face reduced lock‑in because the bill makes switching defaults and interoperability features easier, increasing competition among services.
Large digital platforms face substantial new compliance, measurement, and reporting costs that may be passed to consumers and small businesses as higher prices or reduced services.
The Act's designation tests (e.g., $175 billion revenue, 34% user/subscriber thresholds) and aggregation rules could sweep in many firms and subsidiaries, creating complex new regulatory obligations and uncertainty.
Broad definitions of 'data' (information linkable to a user) raise privacy compliance burdens and litigation risk for platforms and business users who handle user data.
Based on analysis of 7 sections of legislative text.
Makes certain self-preferencing, tying, discriminatory terms, and misuse of nonpublic data by very large online platforms unlawful and expedites enforcement.
Official title: Provide that certain discriminatory conduct by covered platforms shall be unlawful, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 10, 2026 by Charles Ernest Grassley · Last progress June 10, 2026
Prohibits certain self-preferential and discriminatory practices by very large online platforms and speeds up court enforcement for those cases. The bill defines “systemically important platforms,” bars operators from favoring their own products or using nonpublic platform data to compete with business users, limits tying and lock‑in, and requires expedited judicial handling. It preserves existing DOJ/FTC authority, protects constitutional rights, and takes effect one year after enactment.