WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights and member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee issued the following statement after the announcement that the Federal Trade Commission has requested information from nine social media and video streaming services in order to assess how they use consumer data.

“As big technology companies continue to profit off of Americans’ data, consumers are left in the dark about how their personal information is collected, manipulated, and used by these multi-billion dollar businesses. This action by the Federal Trade Commission is an important step towards further protecting consumers from overreach by big tech companies. I urge the FTC to publish a comprehensive report of its findings.” 

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