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posted by takyon on Saturday March 09 2019, @12:12AM   Printer-friendly
from the monopoly-money dept.

CNet:

"Today's big tech companies have [too much power over] our economy, our society, and our democracy," wrote Warren in a blog post. "They've bulldozed competition, used our private information for profit, and tilted the playing field against everyone else. And in the process, they have hurt small businesses and stifled innovation."

Warren said that big tech companies use mergers to swallow competition and sell products on their own e-commerce platforms, which hurt smaller businesses' opportunities to succeed. Weak antitrust enforcement also resulted in "a dramatic reduction" in competition and innovation in the tech industry, according to Warren's blog post.

With conservative voices decrying Big Tech censorship, internet activists decrying privacy violations, and now Senator Warren calling for outright dismemberment, Big Tech might be in for a rocky stretch of road.


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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by wisnoskij on Saturday March 09 2019, @01:29AM (5 children)

    by wisnoskij (5149) <reversethis-{moc ... ksonsiwnohtanoj}> on Saturday March 09 2019, @01:29AM (#811857)

    but through armed militias is how you defend against regulation encroachment.

    Fixed that for you.

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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by bob_super on Saturday March 09 2019, @01:41AM

    by bob_super (1357) on Saturday March 09 2019, @01:41AM (#811864)

    No.

  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday March 09 2019, @04:06AM (2 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Saturday March 09 2019, @04:06AM (#811934) Journal

    And that's working so well so far in gun-saturated USA *where this story is taking place,* isn't it? God damn, are you an idiot. I guess when the only tool you have is a gun, every problem looks like a suspiciously Obama-shaped paper target.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 09 2019, @03:50PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 09 2019, @03:50PM (#812031)

      Where are the militias? Oh, right, labeled as terrorist organizations and targeted by the ATF.

      • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday March 09 2019, @09:24PM

        by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Saturday March 09 2019, @09:24PM (#812140) Journal

        Given what the last few (dozen...) self-styled "militias" got up to, that's not a surprise.

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  • (Score: 2) by dry on Saturday March 09 2019, @06:37PM

    by dry (223) on Saturday March 09 2019, @06:37PM (#812095) Journal

    but through armed militias is how you make sure you get the correct regulations

    Fixed that for you.