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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@972GX2V3yrs3Y
No, but they should monitor what they are doing with users data more.
@96LZM933yrs3Y
Yes to facebook and google. No to amazon.
@942FK5R3yrs3Y
Facebook should be banned and Mark Zuckerberg should be executed for treason
@93K5QK43yrs3Y
Yes, the government should prevent the formation of oligopolies
regulations should be placed to adapt legislation against monopolies to online businesses.
No, but hold them accountable
@8WK9NNG4yrs4Y
@8TKTMY54yrs4Y
I don't understand what you mean by break them up do you mean we should trust bust Google absolutely Facebook I'm pretty sure only owns Instagram Facebook maybe Snapchat that's not that big of a deal and Amazon I mean they own a huge market share but according to capitalist rules that's acceptable
@8T643344yrs4Y
No, but more heavily regulate them to ensure they don't garner too much power over our lives.
Amazon yes Facebook and google no
@8R93HB74yrs4Y
No, but the government should have an agency that monitors the amount of influence these entities have on the public
@8QPRPBHIndependent4yrs4Y
Implement more transparency and restrictions
@8LGMHV75yrs5Y
They should put more restrictions on things.
@8KXDCJ25yrs5Y
These should be public utilities
@8KCPS985yrs5Y
Being successful isn’t a crime, only punish the illegal activities, not kill the companies.
@8HV2DXB5yrs5Y
no, but they need more regulation
No, but they need to be dealt with otherwise
@8DB2N3G5yrs5Y
No, but their protections under FEC 230 should be revoked
@8CZR8TM5yrs5Y
No, but put much more control on the businesses.
@9D24WNT2yrs2Y
no, but the government needs to stop giving preferential treatment to corporations, contracting with them or encouraging data mining
@9B3CWRC2yrs2Y
Yes, but allow to continue exist under new guidelines and rules.
@97VVW8KIndependent2yrs2Y
Yes, only Facebook, though.
@92M6HFP3yrs3Y
No, because though large they do not represent genuine monopolies; however, the government should prevent any monopolization by these companies by avoid any contracts with them.
No, but they should be paying their taxes.
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