Governments around the world are moving to limit the power of tech companies with an urgency and breadth that no single industry had experienced before
Never before have so many countries, including China, moved with such vigor at the same time to limit the power of a single industry. Tweets: @satariano , @davidakaye , @nytimes , @ron_fournier , @katieharbath , @uniglobalunion , and @patrickgaspard Tweets: Adam Satariano / @satariano : Explaining the worldwide tipping point to rein in the tech industry, and the concerns it will lead to a more fractured global internet, where access to content and freedoms online will depend on where you log on. w/ @paulmozur @ceciliakang @dmccabe https://www.nytimes.com/... David Kaye / @davidakaye : governments have played a major role in facilitating the super-dominance of a handful of tech companies. now they're pulling back. good primer on the current global moment from @ceciliakang @satariano @paulmozur @dmccabe https://www.nytimes.com/... @nytimes : Never before have so many countries moved simultaneously to limit the power of tech companies. Some governments are concerned about competition, misinformation and privacy. Others want to silence protest movements and tighten political control. https://www.nytimes.com/... Ron Fournier / @ron_fournier : “The result is that the internet as it was originally conceived — a borderless digital space where ideas of all stripes contend freely — may not survive.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Katie Harbath / @katieharbath : The next four years are going to be crucial in defining the future of democracy and the internet - somewhat culminating with all the elections happening in 2024 around the world - A Global Tipping Point for Reining In Tech Has Arrived https://www.nytimes.com/... @uniglobalunion : “Republican & Democratic lawmakers have said they are drafting new antitrust, privacy and speech regulations targeting Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon. They have also proposed trimming a law that shields sites like YouTube.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Patrick Gaspard / @patrickgaspard : And we won't get fooled again https://www.nytimes.com/...