Democratic 2020 Hopefuls Criticize Warren's Big Tech Breakup Plan During Debate
Top Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls compared and contrasted their positions with a proposal from Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts to break up big tech companies (see 1904170046), during Tuesday night's debate. The plan also factored into the Democrats' first debate,…
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in June (see 1906270010). Warren defended her “break up big tech plan,” saying she's not “willing to give up and let a handful of monopolists dominate our economy and our democracy.” Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee ranking member Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, ex-Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas and others agreed government action is needed to address growing influence of major tech firms but criticized Warren for going too far. “We will be unafraid to break up big businesses if we have to do that, but I don’t think it is the role of a president or a candidate for the presidency to specifically call out which companies will be broken up,” O'Rourke said. Sen. Kamala Harris of California blasted Facebook and Twitter, saying Twitter “should be held accountable and shut down” President Donald Trump's account. “It is a matter of safety and corporate accountability,” she said.