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That's exactly my question: are they going to acquire new powers that we didn't know existed?
by prionassembly 6y ago
That's exactly my question: are they going to acquire new powers that we didn't know existed?
- Bedon292 6y agoIf anything I feel its more likely that they will face additional scrutiny. My understanding is the Democrats want more anti-trust laws, and are more likely to break up the big tech companies. Not sure how that might affect Twitter, but Apple, Google (Alphabet), Facebook, and Amazon are probably going to face a lot of additional issues. https://apnews.com/article/technology-50e69e921c6699a3edbd730c12292436 https://apnews.com/article/technology-50e69e921c6699a3edbd73...
- AlexandrB 6y agoThis might have been political posturing. The Obama administration was very cozy with SV and there's significant influence from big tech on Biden's administration[1]. Only time will tell. [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/21/big-techs-stealth-push-to-influence-the-biden-administration.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/21/big-techs-stealth-push-to-in...