We live so much of our lives online from paying bills, applying for jobs, keeping in touch with loved ones; yet Big Tech companies have amassed alarming power over our data, our economy, and even our democracy. It’s time to reclaim the internet for the public good. Tech giants shouldn’t be allowed to invade our privacy, crush competitors, or spread disinformation without accountability. We need an internet that is open, safe, and equitable. One where our rights come before corporate profits. As a member of the generation that grew up with social media and smartphones, I know the incredible opportunities of the digital age, but I’ve also seen the harms: data breaches, online harassment, algorithm-driven extremism, and tech monopolies that stifle innovation. We must update our laws for the 21st century and build a digital future that empowers users and communities. 

Here’s how I’ll lead on tech and digital rights: 

• Pass a federal Digital Privacy Bill of Rights to give you control over your own data. Right now, tech companies treat our personal information like the Wild West. I will fight for a strong national privacy law ensuring clear consent and control: you should have the right to know what data is collected about you, to easily opt out, to forbid companies from selling your sensitive information (like your health or location data), and to demand deletion of your data. And if companies violate your privacy, there must be real consequences such as hefty fines and accountability, not a slap on the wrist. 

• Break up Big Tech monopolies when they abuse their power. Companies like Meta, “X”, Amazon, and Google have grown so dominant that they can crush small competitors, exploit workers, and even manipulate our information ecosystem with little oversight. I will work with regulators and use antitrust laws to investigate and break up tech conglomerates that act like monopolies. A free market should actually be free meaning startups and alternative platforms have a fair shot, and no single corporation controls the flow of information or online commerce. 

• Restore net neutrality. The internet should be an even playing field where all websites and services load at the same speed for everyone. I’ll push to enshrine net neutrality rules that forbid internet providers from throttling, blocking, or charging extra for certain content. Your broadband company shouldn’t get to decide which sites you can access or extort your favorite streaming service for extra fees. An open internet is essential for free expression and innovation. 

• Protect young people online. Growing up with social media, I’ve seen how algorithms can harm our mental health and how predators can lurk online. I support common-sense regulations on social media platforms to safeguard children and teens. For example, setting robust standards for content moderation to remove hate and harassment, curbing addictive algorithm-driven feeds, and researching the impacts of social media on youth well-being. I will champion funding for digital literacy and mental health resources in schools, and hold platforms accountable if they knowingly endanger kids for profit. 

• Modernize antitrust and labor laws for the digital age. Tech giants not only dominate markets, they often exploit gig workers and dodge taxes. I’ll fight to update our antitrust framework so that mergers like Meta buying Instagram, which eliminated competition get proper scrutiny. And I’ll support giving gig workers (like rideshare drivers and delivery workers) basic labor protections and the right to organize. We must ensure the tech economy doesn’t become a race to the bottom for workers or an unchecked monopoly for a few CEOs. 

Tech should work for people, not the other way around. I’ll make sure the next generation grows up in a digital world that is safer, freer, and more accountable. An internet that respects our privacy, rewards innovation, and empowers users is possible but only if we have leaders willing to stand up to Big Tech and write the rules in the public’s interest.