Problems with 'Big Tech' that lawmakers continually fail to address
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Last month, members of the US Congress grilled the heads of Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook about the extent and use of their market power. Over the past 15 years, as our digitally connected society has evolved, these ‘Big Tech’ firms have become extraordinarily powerful and lawmakers are right to question their dominance.
By focusing on the economic dimensions of Big Tech’s power, however, these lawmakers failed to address the full range of consequences that flow from having a digital environment dominated by monopolistic tech firms.
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| Item Type: | Contribution to Newspaper, Magazine or Website (Featured article) | ||
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| Keywords: | Big Tech, Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Regulation | ||
| Pure ID: | 67029405 | ||
| Divisions: | Current > Research Centres > Digital Media Research Centre Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Creative Industries Faculty Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice |
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| Deposited On: | 03 Sep 2020 04:45 | ||
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2024 19:16 |
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