Senator Amy Klobuchar is leading a crusade against big-tech giants such as Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and Google. These companies dominate the S&P 500 and wield a huge amount of influence. Should they be broken up? Read more here: https://econ.st/3bK8w1U
00:00 - Problems with big tech
01:07 - The effect of business monopolies
02:28 - How to rein in big tech firms
04:45 - Could regulation harm consumers?
06:45 - Epic Games v Apple
08:48 - Are lawsuits effective?
10:12 - Trump ban from social media
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How the rules of the tech game are changing: https://econ.st/3wo0eVr
The World in 2021: Reining in the technology giants will take time: https://econ.st/3yoIfj9
America and Europe are clamping down on big tech: https://econ.st/2T12Km2
Apple may win the court battle with Epic Games, but lose a regulatory war: https://econ.st/3fwcQTo
Google, antitrust and how best to regulate big tech: https://econ.st/3ft2mnY
What more should antitrust be doing? https://econ.st/3whP5VT
Martin Chavez on how to regulate big tech like big banks: https://econ.st/2Rt2L1u
00:00 - Problems with big tech
01:07 - The effect of business monopolies
02:28 - How to rein in big tech firms
04:45 - Could regulation harm consumers?
06:45 - Epic Games v Apple
08:48 - Are lawsuits effective?
10:12 - Trump ban from social media
Sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest coverage: https://econ.st/3hDWdHZ
Listen to more episodes of The Economist Asks podcast on Acast: https://econ.st/3hEosXc
Find all of The Economist’s podcasts: https://econ.st/3hDb1a8
How the rules of the tech game are changing: https://econ.st/3wo0eVr
The World in 2021: Reining in the technology giants will take time: https://econ.st/3yoIfj9
America and Europe are clamping down on big tech: https://econ.st/2T12Km2
Apple may win the court battle with Epic Games, but lose a regulatory war: https://econ.st/3fwcQTo
Google, antitrust and how best to regulate big tech: https://econ.st/3ft2mnY
What more should antitrust be doing? https://econ.st/3whP5VT
Martin Chavez on how to regulate big tech like big banks: https://econ.st/2Rt2L1u
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst With the crypto crisis we tend to forget the real battle happening at the disruption bringing the 4th IR, which is the relationship between Big Tech, Data handling, regulatory wars, banking system changes, and political and social turmoil. This is the first time on history we can together change the way we do things to make a better world.