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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@9FSBSGWConstitution2yrs2Y
No, however they should not be allowed to collect data without express permissions that have to be stated clearly with a check box right next to the topic
@9F7SNL52yrs2Y
Government shouldn't be the answer to this question.
@93QY24JConstitution3yrs3Y
No, that's not their job.
there should be more taxes for them and the government should increase competition.
@92XT2R2Independent3yrs3Y
No. Government shouldn't be allowed to break up any privately owned company, period. Free Market should dictate the futures of such companies.
@8YN9XFH3yrs3Y
no but there should be more regulations and restrictions.
@8Y3B97H3yrs3Y
@8VZ4JGL4yrs4Y
Put more regulations on them and tax them more
@8VXDSZH4yrs4Y
No, but their funding should be lowered.
@8TTT9H34yrs4Y
No, as private corporations they are free to do as they please as long as they do not infringe on monopoly laws.
@8SBWKGM4yrs4Y
Good question. What happens to the jobs. Look what we’re paying for phone service today.
@8Q65MJL4yrs4Y
No. Amazon, Facebook and Google are very useful in their benefits. I say we shouldn't break it up but instead try to make it so they aren't so powerful and demanding, we need rules and regulations on what browsing and buying applications can do.
@8NY4RZP5yrs5Y
No, but work should be done to break their monopolies
@Stoin00015yrs5Y
No, but make sure they don't monopolize industries, harm other business interests, or interfere with national security
@97XYTDHProgressive2yrs2Y
No, but they should be held accountable for any exploitation of employees or effects of their monopoly on the industry.
@97M5JQ73yrs3Y
What would breaking up mega corporations that provide millions for not just them but for there employers do to help
@8MRYSS5Libertarian5yrs5Y
No, but they should make rules that prevent these corporations from disturbing the flow of information.
@8NWQH6W3yrs3Y
Any company that engages in anti-competitive behavior should be broken up.
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