"It is also unclear how popular Ms. Warren’s antitrust proposal is with voters, many of whom have come to enjoy and rely on the services offered by big tech."
What a stupid fucking asshole. I would vote for an axe murderer instead of this airhead.
New York Times - Elizabeth Warren on Breaking Up Big Tech
Ms. Warren seeks to break up companies like Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook. And she has taken her fight to Silicon Valley.
By Matt Stevens
June 26, 2019
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts believes that the government must break up monopolies and promote competitive markets. That’s why she has taken aim at America’s largest tech companies.
The context
Ms. Warren’s regulatory plan seeks to break up companies like Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook.
Under her proposal, regulators would be appointed to undo some tech mergers. Her plan also calls for legislation that would prohibit platforms like Amazon from both offering a marketplace for commerce and participating in that marketplace.
Her plan would also force the rollback of some acquisitions by tech giants, including Facebook’s deals for WhatsApp and Instagram, Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods, and Google’s purchase of Waze.
How she uses it
The policy further cements Ms. Warren as one of the Democratic candidates most willing to call for large-scale changes in the name of equality.
Ms. Warren has taken her fight directly to Silicon Valley. A billboard installed in San Francisco, paid for by her campaign, reads: “Break Up Big Tech.”
Obstacles
The tech companies Ms. Warren has called out grew the way they did because, well, they wanted to. Officials at top tech companies have previously signaled that they believe they can police themselves, and they are highly unlikely to accept any sort of government regulation without a costly and bruising fight.
It is also unclear how popular Ms. Warren’s antitrust proposal is with voters, many of whom have come to enjoy and rely on the services offered by big tech.
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