Where do 2020 presidential candidates stand on breaking up Big Tech? via ReutersPictures
ical ads and ensuring election security. Many of the Democratic presidential candidates have argued in favor of either breaking up or tightening regulation of firms such as Facebook, Google and Amazon. President Trump's administration has also stepped up its scrutiny, announcing a wide-ranging investigation in July into whether major digital tech companies engaged in anti-competitive practices.
Photo credit: Mark MakelaELIZABETH WARREN: Warren is leading the charge to break up big tech companies on the grounds they hold outsized influence and stifle competition. She has called for legislation to restrict large tech platforms - which she would designate as"platform...ELIZABETH WARREN: Warren is leading the charge to break up big tech companies on the grounds they hold outsized influence and stifle competition.
Photo credit: Mike BlakeKAMALA HARRIS: Senator Harris of California, the home of Silicon Valley, has said that Facebook has not been sufficiently regulated. She has not called outright for the break-up of big tech firms but said it should be"seriously" considered. During...KAMALA HARRIS: Senator Harris of California, the home of Silicon Valley, has said that Facebook has not been sufficiently regulated.
Photo credit: Gretchen ErtlCORY BOOKER: New Jersey Senator Booker said that Warren's call to break up the tech giants was"more like a Donald Trump thing to say" and has instead argued that stronger antitrust laws need to be enforced. When questioned at the October Democratic...
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