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Text: As Capitol Hill seeks to rein in Big Tech, a slew of local business owners are slamming the proposed antitrust legislation in letters to the editors of local newspapers across the US — and they appear to be working off talking points that are strikingly similar to each other. At least a half-dozen pieces bashing.
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