Senator calls for greater scrutiny of companies such as Facebook and Amazon,warning of companies’ control over ‘so many aspects of our lives’Senator Al Franken renewed his calls for increased scrutiny of the role of major tech companies such as Facebook and Amazon on Wednesday, charging that they had “failed to catch commonsense precautions to prevent the spread of propaganda, or misinformation,and detest speech”.
Speaking to the Open Markets Institute in Washington, the Minnesota Democrat and former comedian said: It is incumbent upon us to ask the broader questions. How did big tech approach to control so many aspects of our lives? How is it using our personal information to strengthen its reach and its bottom line? Are these companies engaging in anticompetitive behavior that restricts the free flow of information and commerce?” Related: We must not let Big Tech threaten our security, and freedoms and democracy | Al Franken Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com