Researchers Find a Majority of Americans Want Tech Companies to Be Regulated

Knight-Gallup's study showed people are worried about bias

Despite all of the hearings on Capitol Hill about how Facebook, Google and Twitter handle everything from privacy to fake news, U.S. lawmakers haven’t done much yet to regulate tech companies. However, according to the results of a new survey, the American people might be ready for Congress to act.

According to a joint survey by Gallup and the Knight Foundation, 79 percent of respondents think tech companies should be regulated the same way the news media is.

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