US Senator Elizabeth Warren also wants to break up Apple alongside Google, Facebook, Amazon
5 years, 9 months ago

US Senator Elizabeth Warren also wants to break up Apple alongside Google, Facebook, Amazon

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US Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren has proposed a plan to break up big tech companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon to prevent monopolies. According to an article featuring an interview with Warren on The Verge, she has also made it amply clear that along with Google, Facebook and Amazon, Apple too would have to be broken up, as it also ticks off all the boxes regarding the criteria she had proposed. In a detailed post on Medium, highlighting why she wants to break up Big Tech, Warren said, “I want to make sure that the next generation of great American tech companies can flourish. To do that, we need to stop this generation of big tech companies from throwing around their political power to shape the rules in their favour and throwing around their economic power to snuff out or buy up every potential competitor.” To drive home the point, Warren pointed out how penalising Microsoft in its heyday led to the formation of companies such as Google and Facebook.

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Firstpost  

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Apple Puts Rival App Stores Behind a Tall Barricade

Bloomberg  

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Apple faces a fight with the US. The outcome could change your iPhone

The Independent  

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What the DOJ’s antitrust suit against Apple means for everyone with an iPhone
9 months, 2 weeks ago

What the DOJ’s antitrust suit against Apple means for everyone with an iPhone

LA Times  

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Apple Changes Its App Store Policy. Critics Call the Moves ‘Outrageous.’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Live Mint  

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2 years ago

App store avalanche forecast as Apple bows to EU demands

The Hindu  

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UK plans to probe Apple, Google mobile dominance

The Hindu  

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Apple’s App Store meets its nemesis in the East

The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Wired  

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U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores

The Hindu  

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How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes

The Hindu  

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3 years, 6 months ago

Is Big Tech prioritising power over innovation

The Hindu  

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3 years, 6 months ago

Bills that could force Big Tech breakups unveiled in House

Associated Press  

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3 years, 7 months ago

Apple Developers Look For App Store Changes at Annual WWDC 2021 Tonight

News 18  

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Apple CEO faces tough questions about app store competition
3 years, 7 months ago

Apple CEO faces tough questions about app store competition

Associated Press  

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Facebook feuds with Apple over privacy changes that threaten its advertising business
4 years ago

Facebook feuds with Apple over privacy changes that threaten its advertising business

CNN  

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News 18  

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Apple will slash App Store fees as antitrust pressure mounts

CNN  

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Five things to know about the Big Tech antitrust report

Associated Press  

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How Are Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google Monopolies? House Report Counts The Ways
4 years, 3 months ago

How Are Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google Monopolies? House Report Counts The Ways

NPR  

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4 years, 5 months ago

4 big tech CEOs from Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google to defend their success stories

India TV News  

Four Big Tech CEOs — Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple — are set to answer for their companies’ practices before Congress as a House panel caps its yearlong investigation of market dominance in the industry. At a previous hearing, an Amazon executive denied such accusation In the wake of George …

Tech CEOs from Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Google Prepare For Their Big Day Before US Congress
4 years, 5 months ago

Tech CEOs from Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Google Prepare For Their Big Day Before US Congress

News 18  

The chief executives of four of the world's largest tech companies, Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc, Apple and Alphabet's Google, plan to argue in a congressional hearing on antitrust on Wednesday that they face intense competition from each other and from other rivals. The testimony from Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Google's Sundar Pichai and Apple's Tim Cook, which was …

Tech Antitrust Hearing: Apple CEO Tim Cook Will Talk About App Store, iPhone, Privacy & More
4 years, 5 months ago

Tech Antitrust Hearing: Apple CEO Tim Cook Will Talk About App Store, iPhone, Privacy & More

News 18  

As we head to another congressional hearing on antitrust later today, it is expected that representatives from four of the world’s largest tech companies will have some defending to do. Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to focus on three key things—how the iPhone became as popular as it is in the face of stiff competition from the likes of …

Big Tech In Washington's Hot Seat: What You Need To Know
4 years, 5 months ago

Big Tech In Washington's Hot Seat: What You Need To Know

NPR  

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Why are Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple facing antitrust issues?
5 years ago

Why are Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple facing antitrust issues?

The Hindu  

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Elizabeth Warren responds to Zuckerberg's plan to sue govt if it goes ahead with Facebook breakup
5 years, 3 months ago

Elizabeth Warren responds to Zuckerberg's plan to sue govt if it goes ahead with Facebook breakup

Firstpost  

In March this year, US Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is also contesting for the 2020 Presidential elections, proposed a plan to break up big tech companies such as Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon to prevent monopolies. Zuckerberg says that Facebook would sue Elizabeth Warren’s antitrust plan if she gets elected as president next year. — Elizabeth Warren October 1, 2019 …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Is ‘Big Tech’ too big? A look at growing antitrust scrutiny

Associated Press  

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5 years, 7 months ago

Is ‘Big Tech’ too big? A look at growing antitrust scrutiny

Associated Press  

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Apple introduces web login, stresses privacy in challenge to Google, Facebook
5 years, 7 months ago

Apple introduces web login, stresses privacy in challenge to Google, Facebook

Firstpost  

By Stephen Nellis - Apple Inc on Monday launched a “Sign In With Apple” function to rival Facebook and Google web login accounts, drawing a contrast with rivals by stressing protection of users’ private information. When users sign in with their Google or Facebook Inc profiles to third-party apps, the apps often share valuable data with Google and Facebook, a …

Apple to court developers at WWDC 2019 after criticism of App store being a walled garden
5 years, 7 months ago

Apple to court developers at WWDC 2019 after criticism of App store being a walled garden

Firstpost  

Apple has maintained that its tight control of the store allows it to protect user privacy. Apple is set to court software savants at its annual developers conference beginning Monday while contending with criticism that the iPhone maker has made its App Store a walled garden. “We only collect a commission from developers when a digital good or service is …

Supreme Court rules Apple can face antitrust suits from iPhone owners over App Store sales
5 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court rules Apple can face antitrust suits from iPhone owners over App Store sales

LA Times  

The Supreme Court gave a boost to antitrust laws in the digital era as it cleared the way Monday for Apple to be sued for allegedly monopolizing the sale of apps on its iPhones. The plaintiffs in the case, Apple vs. Pepper, alleged that “Apple locks iPhone users into buying only from Apple” and takes a 30% commission on all …

Elizabeth Warren: ‘It’s not even hard’ to break up Amazon and other tech giants
5 years, 9 months ago

Elizabeth Warren: ‘It’s not even hard’ to break up Amazon and other tech giants

LA Times  

Washington Post South by Southwest can be a kingmaker for the buzziest new apps — Twitter and Foursquare first took off in previous festivals here. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s bold proposal to take on Google, Amazon and Facebook barreled through the conference, which continues through March 17 in Austin, Texas, like an electric scooter on a crowded sidewalk. Onstage at one …

US Congress senator Elizabeth Warren vows to break up Amazon, Facebook and Google
5 years, 10 months ago

US Congress senator Elizabeth Warren vows to break up Amazon, Facebook and Google

Firstpost  

Warren also proposed legislation that would require Google and Amazon to offer an online marketplace. In an event held not far from the proposed Amazon site, Warren said that big tech companies come into towns, cities and states and “bully everyone into doing what they want” and “roll right over” small businesses and startups that are a threat. Warren also …

Elizabeth Warren’s new plan: Break up Amazon, Google and Facebook
5 years, 10 months ago

Elizabeth Warren’s new plan: Break up Amazon, Google and Facebook

CNN  

CNN — Sen. Elizabeth Warren released an aggressive plan on Friday to break up tech giants like Amazon, Google and Facebook, targeting the power of Silicon Valley with her populist message as sprawling Internet giants face mounting political backlash ahead of the 2020 presidential election. “That’s why my Administration will make big, structural changes to the tech sector to promote …

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