Poll of 3,574 US adults shows 55% are in favor of the government regulating big tech companies, up from only 40% in November last year
A majority of Americans are now concerned that the government won't do enough to regulate how U.S technology companies operate, according to an Axios-SurveyMonkey poll. Tweets: @mikedelmoro , @matthewstoller , @matthewstoller , @whatthebit , @jimvandehei , @axios , @anildash , and @mattyglesias Tweets: Michael Del Moro / @mikedelmoro : 8 in 10 Americans now say tech companies are to blame for not doing enough to safeguard against election interference http://www.axios.com/... Matt Stoller / @matthewstoller : The public wants the government to do something about tech monopolies. It's a huge shift since November. http://www.axios.com/... Matt Stoller / @matthewstoller : The tech monopolists will point to the ‘public likes technology’ as evidence of support. It isn't. People can distinguish technology and corporate power. People view specific airlines differently than the ability to fly. http://twitter.com/... Stefan Constantine / @whatthebit : gross super gross people you don't like are doing things you don't approve of on the platforms you use, and you can't make them stop, so you want the government to step in disgusting, really http://twitter.com/... Jim VandeHei / @jimvandehei : Exclusive: In past 3 months, +20 swing among independents against big tech...http://www.axios.com/ ... @axios : A majority of Americans are now concerned that the government won't do enough to regulate how U.S. technology companies operate, according to an Axios-SurveyMonkey poll. http://www.axios.com/... Anil Dash / @anildash : No surprise. And will free up the nimble, creative companies in tech to be more innovative. http://www.axios.com/... Matthew Yglesias / @mattyglesias : Me: It depends on which companies and which regulations... https://www.axios.com/...