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I think they are too big, have too much information, have too many near-monopoly positions they abuse, and far too much control over the internet. Same thing a

• benlorenzetti 9y ago
  None of them are a monopoly. There are alternative search engines, email providers, and phone OSs. There are alternative social media platforms and alternative online and physical marketplaces. There is no natural factor about them that tends toward a monopoly (like limited wireless spectrum or need for public right of way). US Government doesn't have the right to selectively punish people or their companies just because it's politically popular right now. Beyond that, there is really nothing wrong with monopolies in general, only if they became monopolies via government corruption like, ma bell, wired ISPs, alcohol, and possibly big banks, big defense, and big pharma. Google built search from nothing and remains by far the best offering. Facebook spends exorbitant sums to aquihire its rivals and preserve its market share. Amazon has always reinvested and certainly has made shopping and web hosting less expensive for me. While I agree they have too much of our personal information and influence with elected officials, the solution isnt more regulation which would crown a loser and make lobbying an even better investment. Should we also break up Bing, Twitter, and EBay?