A PYMNTS Company

US: Elizabeth Warren vows to break up Amazon, Facebook, and Google

By  |  March 10, 2019

Senator Elizabeth Warren has pledged that, if elected president next year, she will aim to break up the big tech companies Amazon, Facebook, and Google because they have too much control over Americans’ lives, reported the New York Times.

    Get the Full Story

    Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required.

    yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today.

    By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.

    In her plan to rein in the influence of tech giants, Warren proposes legislation targeting companies with annual worldwide revenue of US$25 billion or more and imposing sweeping regulation on Silicon Valley.

    We’d love to be your preferred source for news.

    Please add us to your preferred sources list so our news, data and interviews show up in your feed. Thanks!

    Add as Preferred Source

    “Today’s big tech companies have too much power – too much power over our economy, our society, and our democracy,” the Massachusetts senator wrote in a blogpost. “They’ve bulldozed competition, used our private information for profit, and tilted the playing field against everyone else.”

    In her plan to rein in the influence of tech giants, Warren proposes legislation targeting companies with annual worldwide revenue of US$25 billion or more and imposing sweeping regulation on Silicon Valley.

    Full Content: The Guardian, New York Times & Medium

    Want more news? Subscribe to CPI’s free daily newsletter for more headlines and updates on antitrust developments around the world.