Senator Scott Wiener Press Conference at YC

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

March 19, 2026

Duration

42m

Channel

YC Root Access

Watch on YouTube

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Scott Wiener

  guest

  California State Senator sponsoring SB 1074 and leading the press conference Q&A.

• Garry Tan

  host

  CEO of Y Combinator speaking in support of the legislation and answering press questions.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of YC Root Access, featuring Scott Wiener and Garry Tan, Senator Scott Wiener Press Conference at YC explores california BASE Act targets trillion-dollar platforms’ self-preferencing to restore competition Senator Scott Wiener introduced SB 1074 (the BASE Act) to bar dominant mega-platforms from favoring their own products and services over competitors on the platforms they control.

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