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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@8TYH38SIndependent2yrs2Y
No, unless they gain more than 25% of market share
@94RVWMQ3yrs3Y
Not quite yet because they aren't in violation of existing anti-trust law, but they may be soon- in which case they ought to be
@94N3GJJ3yrs3Y
No, but I think they should stop allowing these platforms to stifle speech
@ArielsStars3yrs3Y
No but more regulations and limit political donations like a union
@ArielsStars3yrs3Y
No but better regulation to minimize power to influence elections, reduce/limit campaign donations, protect free speech of employees and users/customers
@8VR4FRT4yrs4Y
Yes, if a company owns more than 50% of the marketplace
@8SVK64J4yrs4Y
Not yet, but if they get too big (ie in violation of the Sherman act, they can go the way of Standard Oil)
@8SQKWNL4yrs4Y
Meh. They definitely should make sure that there is no sketchy stuff going on there like Facebook or Google.
@8S49YVS4yrs4Y
Yes, together they are proven to track you more than any company and share info
It should in a very minor way
@8R7RYRD4yrs4Y
Yes they should be broken up. Monopolies are illegal and seem to be growing ever more. Large companies keep buying out smaller ones and that leaves them with a lot of power and control and no accountability.
@8QQ3CZB4yrs4Y
Yes, if they engage in dubious practices
@8PVMT4S4yrs4Y
Yes to Amazon. No to Facebook and Google
@8P4S4SC5yrs5Y
Only to the extent that they would be deemed a monopoly by the Sherman Antitrust Act.
@8K3NKL95yrs5Y
No freaking clue. Jury is still out.
@8HY6LQC5yrs5Y
More information in needed to answer this question. Break them up from what?
@8GCNBWZRepublican5yrs5Y
Only it an anti trust / monopoly issue
@9CK5HDDConstitution2yrs2Y
No, but they should remove barriers to entry and regulate enough to allow competition in the marketplace.
@8TTL2MVIndependent2yrs2Y
No, unless they gain more than 50% of market share
@99MDSJWProgressive2yrs2Y
No, they are not hurting anyone
@8TYH38SIndependent3yrs3Y
No, unless human rights abuses are proved or they become monopolies
@8HTCZK65yrs5Y
No, However, all subsidies ought to be abolished to any company
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