In 2019 the European Union and U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren issued proposals that would regulate Facebook, Google and Amazon. Senator Warren proposed that the U.S. government should designate tech companies who have global revenue of over $25 billion as “platform utilities" and break them up into smaller companies. Senator Warren argues that the companies have “bulldozed competition, used our private information for profit, and tilted the playing field against everyone else.” Lawmakers in the European Union proposed a set of rules which incl…
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@9M7HJ5M1yr1Y
No, but implement higher restrictions on them to protect consumers' privacy, and increase their tax rates.
Yes, due to consistent violations of privacy data laws and manipulation of technology to prevent effective competition
The government should impose more regulations on these and other companies to ensure that monopolies are not formed.
@9SL6PGT9mos9MO
No, but they should be heavily investigated and regulated for the consumers/citizens security and welfare in mind.
@9QVYKVC10mos10MO
The government should 100% regulate their practices of collecting and selling personal user data to 3rd parties, and any other actions these big companies take to exploit their users.
@9J87PRX1yr1Y
No, but they need to be held accountable for their actions and policies. They also need to pay the appropriate taxes.
Yes, due to their manipulation of technology to prevent effective competition and consistent violations of privacy data laws
@zackrspv 1yr1Y
No, however, the Government should break up industrial sectors where smaller companies are lacking in competitive capacity.
@9FYY6XS2yrs2Y
There should be more strict anti-trust laws. Multi-industry dominance should be more closely regulated.
They should regulate them closer and ensure they're not violating people's right to privacy/are treating their employees right, but not break them up
@9FMHNGJ 2yrs2Y
Yes as long a careful investigation of the consequences and feasibility is undertaken first.
No, but adopt a set of rules to include a blacklist of unfair trade practices, required internal systems for each of these companies to handle complaints, and allowing smaller businesses to group together to sue any of these larger companies
Yes, due to consistent violations of privacy data laws and manipulation of technology in order to prevent effective competition
No, however they should be held more accountable for the state of our economy. The lack of circulation of money is large reason for poverty.
@969ZT5B3yrs3Y
yes, and also Disney, Sony, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Kraft, and Comcast.
@969MFZP3yrs3Y
We should nationalize these industries.
@95TBL573yrs3Y
They should be nationalized and maintained under a governmental arm. not for surveillance but rather to eliminate the profit motive. treat it as a public good
@946GVDC3yrs3Y
only if they are doing corrupt actions such as facebook
@93M48HZIndependent3yrs3Y
The government should increase its monitoring of these mega corporations
Yes, these companies have monopolized their industries.
@938FLKW3yrs3Y
@9385ZXG3yrs3Y
Nationalize these and run them as a public utility.
@935NM9T3yrs3Y
Regulation instead of breaking them up.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Nationalize these companies instead
@92TKJLZ3yrs3Y
They need to pay their taxes, and the government should regulate them more (ex. Amazon should be required to treat their employees better.)
@92RDV7R3yrs3Y
Not necessarily, but we should heavily regulate them.
@8ZJHTP73yrs3Y
Only if they get to big.
@8ZGQSLF3yrs3Y
Increase competition rather than a monopoly in certain sectors.
@8ZCT7N33yrs3Y
No, the government shouldn’t, but they should place regulations on big corporations.
@8Z43N9L3yrs3Y
No, but the government should break certain things that each of those companies do that aren't right such as very low wages and way too long working hours.
I do believe that these companies should break up into smaller companies, but only to different companies assigned for different countries. That way they aren't just one large company internationally, and can be more manageable.
@36XJB2V3yrs3Y
Yes, and both traditional media and social media should be required to be non-profit
Yes in that it should be to protect antitrust law.
@8XZYFW33yrs3Y
Amazon shouldn't be as powerful as it is, Google is important and necessary, and Facebook should be broken up.
@8XMJXGF3yrs3Y
No, but they should limit their power.
@842VWLKProgressive3yrs3Y
Google, no. amazon and facebook? yes, because they're getting too big, and facebook/meta are data-collecting douces.
@8XBKST94yrs4Y
No, But these companies should allow other corporations to enter their market.
@8WW9VGC4yrs4Y
yes, but not completely, more decentralize them
No, but make sure they don't become monopolies
They should just give them less power.
@Amycellison4yrs4Y
If they are taxed and receive monies the way other conglomerates without competition would, yes.
@8TJBZS84yrs4Y
No, it should give them higher taxes instead.
@GuitarLord25Progressive4yrs4Y
Yes, and internet and social media outlets should be free public utilities democratically controlled by workers. Monopolies of our social media and information allow for these companies to continue to maliciously buyout their competitors and to continually censor their users.
@8THBSH84yrs4Y
nationalize big tech companies
@8T553364yrs4Y
No, treat them like public spaces in which free speech is protected and form a government oversight board.
Yes, but they should also nationalize aspects of these companies as government utilities.
@8SYLP2S4yrs4Y
No, they should be nationalized and brought into public control. No compensation.
@8SLVQ8J4yrs4Y
yes, they've become monopolies
yes, all private megacorporations are corrupt
@8SJK5MX4yrs4Y
No, just limit their influence on the public
@8SDGR3R4yrs4Y
No but tax more and prevent selling of personal data
@8S95V9V4yrs4Y
Some monopolies are important and should be heavily regulated rather than broken up. It would be better for the consumer to only have to subscribe to Amazon Prime than to have to subscribe to 5 or 6 similar programs
@8S2WRWPWomen’s Equality4yrs4Y
No, but restrictions should be in place to limit the power of the platforms
Not allow them to have insane profits while underpaying employees and being the biggest welfare recipients
@8QZGDTC4yrs4Y
No, but monopolizes should be regulated
I'd rather see Amazon and Google nationalized, but Facebook should be broken up since social media is a different beast altogether
@8QJTXSZ4yrs4Y
They should nationalize the social media to. And treat it like a legitimate news source so it falls within the restrictions.
@8Q9TBPH4yrs4Y
No, but regulations should be passed to limit the monopolies that these companies have.
@8Q88WV24yrs4Y
The government should break up Amazon and Facebook but not Google
@GuitarLord25Progressive4yrs4Y
Yes, and internet and social media access should be free public utilities democratically controlled by workers. Monopolies of our social media and information allow for these companies to continue to maliciously buyout their competitors and to continually censor their users.
@DolopdueProgressive4yrs4Y
No but they should be restricted
@8PMLVWS4yrs4Y
No, but make them pay a lot of money towards charities and donations
@8PF5MV84yrs4Y
They should be collectivized, not broken apart.
@8PD4R6F4yrs4Y
the workers need to control the means of production
No, but limit their expansion and protect small businesses
@8P9W6DY5yrs5Y
No, but we should raise taxes on them to help the economy and the poor
@8NKHGWM5yrs5Y
No, but use stronger regulations to ensure thatAmerican employees are not abused and American free market is not compromised by monopoly
No, but ensure these companies aren’t evading their taxes
@8JKXBHS5yrs5Y
No, but they should be taxed more and regulated better
@8HGWQFWProgressive5yrs5Y
No, but they need to be dealt with otherwise
No, since these are private businesses
@8FV5XXD5yrs5Y
Amazon's Jeff Bezos is entirely corrupt. Facebook's owner is a total creep who data-mines, and google is just kind of there.
@8FQ3LCK5yrs5Y
No just heavily tax them
@8CZR8TM5yrs5Y
No, but put much more control on the businesses.
@8CRRQFS5yrs5Y
They should be able to regulate them, but no break them
Facebook should be broken up, but not Google and Amazon.
@GuitarLord25Progressive2yrs2Y
Demonstrated by recent decisions by rich CEOs, one person can completely destroy a service that single-handedly provides an irreplaceable venue for public discourse and communication. So it's important that the people in charge of these services are working to serve its users and uphold the American tradition of civil engagement. It's for these reasons that internet and social media outlets should be free public utilities democratically controlled by workers.
@9CHH8QD2yrs2Y
No, ownership should be transferred to their workers
@Angreji_JalebiSocialist2yrs2Y
I think we should regulate big tech, without having to break them up.
@98M8FBZ2yrs2Y
Break apart some of them
@842VWLKProgressive2yrs2Y
Google, no. amazon and facebook? yes, because they're getting too big, and facebook/meta is extremely shady.
No, but they should limit their power politically and disallow them or anyone from lobbying
@97LRXK6Women’s Equality3yrs3Y
The government has no business with private businesses, but they should be regulated
No, they should have specialized tax sctructures that force them to actually pay taxes instead of paying nothing every year.
@96SJV4H3yrs3Y
They should make them into worker coops, to make them worker run.
@9432RJM3yrs3Y
No, the Government should only break Facebook, and Google up.
@9322M583yrs3Y
They should just tax them more.
@GuitarLord25Progressive3yrs3Y
Yes, and internet and social media outlets should be free public utilities democratically controlled by workers
@8RVTCVH4yrs4Y
No they were all start up businesses and should instead have increased taxes instead
@8PPGWGM4yrs4Y
No, but tax them extremely high because people do depend on them
Not break them up but fund in smaller industries
@8P2VTCX5yrs5Y
No, but regulate them so that way they don't take advantage of their workers. Google and Amazon do provide good services.
@6M77WVV3yrs3Y
If it won't crash the economy yes.
No, but drastically increase fines and penalties for ongoing violations of privacy data laws.
@8TC35M44yrs4Y
Nationalize Amazon, turn Facebook and Google into worker co-ops.
@8WXVXCB4yrs4Y
No to breaking up Amazon, yes to breaking up Facebook and Google
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