Sen. Warren calls for the government to break up Facebook, Google and Amazon, offering a plan to re-categorize the companies and reverse some major tech acquisitions.
that would look to prevent major service providers from using their power to manipulate how users experience the internet.Warren said in her post that the consumer experience of most internet users is dominated by Facebook, Google and Amazon, which can then"use the Internet to squash small businesses and innovation, and substitute their own financial interests for the broader interests of the American people.
Warren pointed to Amazon's operation of its marketplace and its sale of Amazon"Basics" as an example of a violation of the proposed legislation. She also said that Google's various businesses would need to be separated, including its ad exchange and its search engine. "Unwinding these mergers will promote healthy competition in the market — which will put pressure on big tech companies to be more responsive to user concerns, including about privacy," she wrote.that Google uses its search engine to scuttle competitors, said Warren's plan was"refreshing and ambitious."
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