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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@8KGXB7R4yrs4Y
No, just heavily regulate and heavily enforce taxation and environmental protection laws.
@B4ND9T9Conservative5 days5D
All corporations need to follow the laws of the countries that they operate in and follow anti-monopoly practices. Corporations that do not follow these laws should pay massive penalties.
@8QYJ7M9Conservative4yrs4Y
Facebook should, but the others are fine
@8P64B8YConservative4yrs4Y
No but end the censorship of Anything Conservative
@8NX8F2X4yrs4Y
Only to control their lies and corruption
@8NW4PJ24yrs4Y
Yes, and regulate businesses stronger internationally to prevent monopolies.
@8KL8NGV4yrs4Y
They need to stop discrimination based on opinions on all social media platforms
@8J44SVM5yrs5Y
Government regulations, heavy taxation
@8ZMG2VVNew Democratic3yrs3Y
The government should create their own search engine and online supply network to compete with these private companies.
@8GHTMKHConservative5yrs5Y
Don't have to break them up, however they should be taxed by each country they operate in according to that countries user base.
@8YTMDQQ3yrs3Y
Not completely terminate, but adjust.
@8XMLGT43yrs3Y
Yes, if these companies attain market monopolies
@8ZRFPJK3yrs3Y
How would this be achieved?
@8ZN4YG43yrs3Y
Only if there is evidence that shows that they are actively interfering with the markets, and making it hard for others to compete. There are other ways that you can reduce the influence, such as banning false content, hate speech, etc.
@shaelynj4yrs4Y
break up facebook, not amazon or google but rather watch over them
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