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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@8QZVYCR4yrs4Y
Yes, break up all monopolies
@B4M88N81mo1MO
No enforce a pyramid like department where only a few have access to many things and the lower your job is the less you have access to.
@B32DRCH3mos3MO
No, but there should be stronger regulation on cryptocurrency, hate speech, false information, AI usage, and the extent of advertising/additional fees.
@9WTDMT3 7mos7MO
No but they should heavily incetivize union based corporations and add a wealth cap for the ceos of the companies
@99HY2LYIndependent 7mos7MO
Each company should be evaluated for anti-competitive practices and monopoly power over certain markets should be reduced.
@9V3NGJJLibertarian8mos8MO
No, the government should quit subsidizing them and begin collecting a Value Added Tax on their gross profits.
@9T8N7V98mos8MO
I think they should be more heavily taxed and monitored but not broken up cause that would majorly affect the economy
@9SNLLNR9mos9MO
If we encourage free markets and entrepreneurship then these businesses have every right to do what they do, unless they do unconstitutional things and work with the government to censor. The government may need to police whether these companies are operating constitutionally.
@9SMR4SBRepublican9mos9MO
I believe the government should be able to break up any monopoly that undeniably strangles competition, which is the hallmark of free market capitalism.
@9SKXMP99mos9MO
Yes, and they should go after other vertical monopolies like PepsiCo, CocaCola, Microsoft, among others.
@9S42FBF9mos9MO
Yes, when a corporation gets large enough to exercise its own form of political power it should be broken up.
@WildManBagginzIndependent 10mos10MO
No, but stricter regulations and oversight should be implemented to address concerns about market power and consumer protection while allowing the companies to continue innovating and contributing to the economy.
@9M8T7X31yr1Y
A large portion of profits from all three major names can be given back to the people who need it most, maybe in the form of healthcare or food stamps or living wages for school teachers
@9KZ6P4Z1yr1Y
No but they should make large corporations treat workers fairly and always be on the side of workers over large corporations
@9JQP22Y1yr1Y
Scaling could definitely lead to more significant breakthrough innovations. However, these magnets might also face inertia when they dominated the market. Implementing some mandates on R&D spending could be helpful.
Legislation that prevents the impact of these corporations will be more valuable than breaking up any individual entity. They are too big and too powerful, but laws should approach the holistic issue rather than focusing on specific groups/companies.
@9FQ8MQH2yrs2Y
No, it is not up to the Government.
@9DJY8ZR2yrs2Y
Government intervention would be wise to balance their influence in consumer’s lives.
@9D8G35C2yrs2Y
No, they should break up Blackrock
@9D8DPF52yrs2Y
@8WZCSP8Constitution4yrs4Y
No, but electioneering should be banned in all platforms
@95MSGW73yrs3Y
No, they should be heavily regulated but breaking them up would disrupt a lot
@94FQG6W3yrs3Y
No, but censorship should be regulated.
@93Q688Y3yrs3Y
Yes, they should be limited to their areas.
Yes, and provide incentives for corporations to compete.
@8ZRNLSF3yrs3Y
Yes, particularly Amazon, which is becoming too powerful and is beginning to make changes which may have significant negative impacts in the future. Google should also be broken up due to its control of over 90% of its industry, making it a near-monopoly. Disney is also a concern for the entertainment industry.
@8ZMKSD33yrs3Y
They should be more regulated with a watchdog organization.
@8YYSL8X3yrs3Y
Yes, in these specific instances, but it should not set a dangerous precident
@8YDP2DD3yrs3Y
Make them and their executives pay their taxes
@8WPP7LH4yrs4Y
@8WMKDMHConstitution4yrs4Y
No, they should just be shut down due to the damage they are doing to the world.
@8WKNTL5Women’s Equality4yrs4Y
No but the federal government should and can add restrictions to these companies.
@8VLB389Progressive4yrs4Y
No, but limit their monopolies
@8TX5YDZ4yrs4Y
No but it should limit it’s ability to decide what is on there platforms
@8TKHD7N4yrs4Y
No, such companies, due to being on the Internet, have become monopolies due to out competing opposition.
@8TBY6T44yrs4Y
No, incentivize others to compete with these.
No just raise there taxes
@8RVHZPF4yrs4Y
YES! what happened to the monopoly case of microsoft? That was a big deal when they were shown to begin to push out any competing entity. There should have been policy in place after this case to not allow for larger companies to buy up and become huge entities that control the market and government with the money they donate to "entice" and lobby for their own best interests.
@8RS8GSV4yrs4Y
Yes, social media is the work of the devil 👿
@8RJ3DFCRepublican4yrs4Y
Don’t like most of those apps because they silence people
@8RDPYYG4yrs4Y
I think we need a 21st solution to this problem whether that's break up, small business tax credits, etc
@8QV3T8G4yrs4Y
No, but do away with protections that prevent them from being sued.
@8QHGX644yrs4Y
No, there is no point in trust busting
I think if a corporation discriminates in any manner they shouldn't be allowed to operate. It should have a unbiased stand point. If that happens then I think consequences should be in place. No matter what it is there should be a fair and just way or you face punishment
@8QBSQ7X4yrs4Y
No, the consumers should stop using them
@8P9Q5L84yrs4Y
because it has nothing to do with the issue to government
@8P772XLLibertarian5yrs5Y
Not currently, but it's not off the table if they get too monopolistic.
@8M6LVHW5yrs5Y
Facebook & Google, Yes. Amazon, No.
The govt. should tax each of these companies so that they are not grossly rich. They should not necessarily break them up but should investigate some concerns that are being raised, such as; privacy, influence on the youth, political influence, etc.
@8LYLQ3V5yrs5Y
If they violate antitrust or monopoly laws, yes.
@8LL8P4D5yrs5Y
No, but increase regulation to avoid monopoly and increase competition
@8L7DDTPLibertarian5yrs5Y
No. But social media outlets should stop censoring its users
@8L5MCMP5yrs5Y
Yes, but only if they find proof of political manipulation and unfair stifling of competition
@8KH35VT5yrs5Y
They should first start with regulating them.
@8K3M6FH5yrs5Y
No, but they should be heavily and thoroughly investigated
@8K2CH355yrs5Y
Only fb google and Amazon arepretty helpfully having connections. Fb is evil though
@8HKTMTP5yrs5Y
@8H74SYP5yrs5Y
Only face book and google
@8H48GSYLibertarian5yrs5Y
No, the government should let the free market determine corporations rise and fall
No, but they should no longer receive any special incentives or protections.
@8FTPTX35yrs5Y
No but they need to invest more money in to social programs and education
@Mbroecker5yrs5Y
No, but increase taxes and oversight on those corporations.
@8DRKP4K5yrs5Y
No, less government control, but I wish people knew these three run the world.
@8DL59JS5yrs5Y
No, but reduce regulations on small businesses so the Amazons, Facebooks, and Googles of the next generation can develop faster.
No, but they should tax them.
@8CXXK885yrs5Y
It should regulate, not disband
@8CR432P5yrs5Y
No, but big companies like these tend to manipulate the country
@9BDMSXZ2yrs2Y
Not Amazon. Yes to Facebook and Google since they subvert our democracy through censorship.
@9B5CJ922yrs2Y
yes to facebook and google
@98VLSQM2yrs2Y
No, the government has no business messing with public owned corporations like Google, Amazon or Facebook.
@974H82C3yrs3Y
No, but regulate more heavily
fix and monitor them better
@StanStrong3yrs3Y
No, but they should remove the protection they recieve
@Haysee73yrs3Y
Already wrote my reason. It deleted it
@8M8W83D5yrs5Y
No but they should be treat as a public utility
@8GRJ9R55yrs5Y
Not directly, but should put restrictions on their tax benefits, amount of wealth to be able acquired and consumer surveillance
@8FPBDHMRepublican5yrs5Y
No, only if they represent an anti-trust violation
@8D8XNQHRepublican5yrs5Y
Yes, if these companies eventually take up too much of their respective market shares.
@8DVLF9KRepublican5yrs5Y
They shouldn’t be allowed to regulate free speech
@8L977SM5yrs5Y
No, but large tech corporations should be subjected to restrictions on how personal user information is used, to protect user privacy.
@9DTJRXH2yrs2Y
Only if they meet the definition of monopolies.
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