Congress has long had big tech hearings, pulled people in and made a lot of noise. I think the mood here is a little different; there are a lot of people who do want to do something. There's also a sort of question of which organ of the government is actually making choices here. So it will be interesting to see what the Biden administration and Siphias do in the coming weeks.
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