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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@5JBLHDWLibertarian 2yrs2Y
No, just enforce our current antitrust legislation.
@jerry9310Libertarian2yrs2Y
No, but the government should break up Disney because they own more than one TV network, movie studio, and streaming service.
@5JBLHDWLibertarian3yrs3Y
No, just ensure that they operate within the boundaries of current anti-monopoly laws.
@5JBLHDWLibertarian3yrs3Y
No, just enforce the current pro-competition laws
@946GVDC3yrs3Y
only if they are doing corrupt actions such as facebook
Yes, these companies have monopolized their industries.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Nationalize these companies instead
@92JCFL4Independent3yrs3Y
Yes, but only Amazon and Facebook
@842VWLKProgressive3yrs3Y
Google, no. amazon and facebook? yes, because they're getting too big, and facebook/meta are data-collecting douces.
@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.
@KaiLikesLinux4yrs4Y
Yes, and regulate privacy policies of all online services.
@84RBDZ6Libertarian4yrs4Y
No, instead re-write "Section 230" so that companies are only protected if they remove content that is clearly illegal like directly inciting violence, property damage and all other kinds of assault
@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.
@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.
@5JBLHDWLibertarian2yrs2Y
No, just enforce our current antitrust laws.
@842VWLKProgressive2yrs2Y
Google, no. amazon and facebook? yes, because they're getting too big, and facebook/meta is extremely shady.
@GabeReynolds3514143yrs3Y
Yes, not for any particular reason I just like chaos
@GuitarLord25Progressive3yrs3Y
Yes, and internet and social media outlets should be free public utilities democratically controlled by workers
@842VWLKProgressive4yrs4Y
Google and Facebook, no. amazon? yes, because they're getting too big.
@Conservative7484yrs4Y
Yes, they harm competition
@8P6PWZP4yrs4Y
No, but the government should regulate those companies so they don't create monopolies, and so their employees are guaranteed decent pay.
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