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@ISIDEWITHQuestionseconomy6yrs ago

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

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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  @MSelvig from Wyoming  answered…3yrs3Y

Not yet, but we should make sure they are following all laws and statutes related to their market.

 @92XJ38Y from New York  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only if the companies are found to be using anti-competitive practices.

 @3T38G6Zanswered…4yrs4Y

No, but companies over $25 billion in revenue should be forced to pay 10% more in taxes that will serve as a tax credit to small businesses.

 @2JKJDDZanswered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but not Amazon

 @6PJZCMJ from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

No, but the stop the subsidies that facilitated the rise of these monopolies.

 @5GHSCDS from Minnesota  answered…4yrs4Y

Regardless, they all must compensate the workforce displaced by automation and allow others to compete in the tech industry

 @63ZXW6N from Arizona  answered…3yrs3Y

No, but there should be less restrictions on starting up businesses that could compete with them.

 @8DX8BWM from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

No, but prohibit any further acquisitions of other companies

 @8DX8BWM from Wisconsin  answered…5yrs5Y

No, but prohibit any further acquisitions of more companies

 @8F7WKXJ from Utah  answered…3yrs3Y

No, but the tech industry should be deregulated

 @8H9ZM8H from Arizona  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but only Google because attack conservative advocates.

 @8QM9QMR from North Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

Not yet...

  @buday4vancouver from Washington  answered…4yrs4Y

Only Google has the problem of running a search and platform, the rest do not.

 @8WJGTY3 from New York  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, breaking up big tech will increase competition and instill a fair market.

 @lucasnator4 from Illinois  answered…3yrs3Y

No but remove any help from the governement

 @92RHWYS from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

No, but these "platform utilities" should have more regulations

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