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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@4NJR28J4yrs4Y
As much as I don't like Google or Facebook that much for their actions against user privacy and petty censorship, they should be broken up only on the basis they have dominated more than 55% percent of the market share.
@8P6PWZP4yrs4Y
No, but the government should regulate those companies so they don't create monopolies, and so their employees are guaranteed decent pay.
@68QRLZT4yrs4Y
Yes, and we should break up other large multinational corporations in addition to enacting stricter antitrust laws
@6M77WVV3yrs3Y
If it won't crash the economy yes.
@7KD4Z5Q4yrs4Y
No, but hold them legally accountable for their actions as corporations
@7DGSRSM3yrs3Y
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, their predominance in technology prevents effective competition and they consistently have violations of privacy data laws which remain ongoing
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, these conglomerates have greatly damaged the playing field for small businesses and have repeatedly violated privacy of information laws.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but increase penalties for Facebook's continuous violations of privacy data laws and allow businesses to group together to collectively file lawsuits against each of these companies
@842VWLK3yrs3Y
Google, no. amazon and facebook? yes, because they're getting too big, and facebook/meta are data-collecting douces.
@842VWLK4yrs4Y
Google and Facebook, no. amazon? yes, because they're getting too big.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, but drastically increase fines and penalties for ongoing violations of privacy data laws
@7PTCG385yrs5Y
No, but increase fines and penalties for ongoing violations of privacy data laws
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, but increase fines and penalties due to ongoing violations of privacy data laws, and require that Facebook set up a committee to monitor content for individuals and groups that post "hateful" language and encourage physical violence towards others
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, these monopolies have eliminated small business competition, continue to have ongoing violations of privacy data laws, and Facebook neglects to monitor content for individuals and groups that post "hateful" language and encourage physical violence towards others
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but substantially increase penalties for continuous violations of privacy data laws
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, due to continuous violations of privacy data laws and manipulating technology to prevent effective competition
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, due to consistent violations of privacy data laws and manipulation of technology in order to prevent effective competition
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, due to consistent violations of privacy data laws and manipulation of technology to prevent effective competition
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, but increase financial penalties on tech companies for ongoing violations of privacy data laws.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, they have greatly damaged the playing field for small businesses and have repeatedly violated privacy of information laws
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, they have substantially damaged the playing field for small businesses and have repeatedly violated privacy of information laws
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, due to the numerous and continuous violations of privacy of information laws for company profit and, in the case of Facebook, not monitoring for posted webpages of proven false political and scientific data as well as pages of hate speech designed to incite violence
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, due to undercutting smaller tech companies as competition, the current inability of other businesses to group together to collectively sue these conglomerates, and the continuous violation of privacy of information laws for company profit
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, their excessive dominance in technology prevents competition and they continue to have ongoing violations of privacy data laws
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, and drastically increase the amount of fines and penalties for ongoing violations of privacy data laws
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, their excessive dominance in technology prevents effective competition, and they continue to have ongoing violations of privacy data laws
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, due to undercutting smaller tech companies as competition and the continuous violation of privacy of information laws for company profit
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, due to undercutting smaller tech companies for competition in the marketplace and the continuous violation of privacy of information laws for company profit
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, due to unfair overdominance over smaller tech companies for competition in the marketplace and the continuous violation of privacy of information laws for company profit
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, due to the numerous and continuous violations of privacy of information laws for company profit
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, due to the numerous and continuous violations of privacy of information laws for company profit, and, in the case of Facebook, not monitoring for posted webpages of proven false political and scientific data, as well as pages of hate speech designed to incite violence
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, but substantially increase the fines and penalties for violating privacy of information laws and allow other businesses to group together to collectively sue these tech companies
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, but drastically increase the amount of fines and penalties for ongoing violations of privacy data laws
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, their excessive dominance in technology prevents competition and, in the case of Facebook, they continue to have ongoing violations of privacy data laws
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, their overdominance in technology prevents competition and they consistently have ongoing violations of privacy data laws
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, their predominance in technology prevents competition and they consistently have ongoing violations of privacy data laws
@7PTCG385yrs5Y
No, but increase fines and penalties for ongoing violations of privacy data laws.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, because of their consistent, ongoing violations of privacy data laws
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, because of their consistent, ongoing violations of privacy data laws and monopolization/manipulation of technology that prevents effective competition
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, because of their consistent, ongoing violations of privacy data laws and monopolization and/or manipulation of technology which prevents effective competition in the marketplace
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, but drastically increase fines and penalties for ongoing violations of privacy data laws.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, because of their consistent, ongoing violations of privacy data laws, along with monopolizing and manipulating technology to prevent effective competition in the marketplace
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but increase penalties for Facebook's continuous violations of privacy data laws, and allow businesses to group together to collectively file suits against each of these companies
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, due to continuous violations of privacy data laws and manipulating technology to prevent effective competition in the marketplace
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, because of their consistent, ongoing violations of privacy data laws, along with their monopolization and manipulation of technology to prevent effective competition in the marketplace
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, because of their ongoing violations of privacy data laws, along with monopolizing and manipulating technology to prevent effective competition in the marketplace
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, because of continuous violations of privacy data laws and monopolizing technology to prevent effective competition in the marketplace
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, due to consistent and ongoing violations of privacy data laws
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, due to continuous violations of privacy data laws and manipulating technology to prevent competition
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, due to continuous violations of privacy data laws and manipulating technology to prevent comptition
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, due to continuous violations of privacy data laws and manipulating technology to prevent competition
@8TC35M44yrs4Y
Nationalize Amazon, turn Facebook and Google into worker co-ops.
@8WXVXCB3yrs3Y
No to breaking up Amazon, yes to breaking up Facebook and Google
@8XVMX2M3yrs3Y
Rather than disband they become collectivized by the state as State Owned Industries
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