The plan is the boldest among Democratic candidates for president seeking to target Silicon Valley's economic dominance.
By Tony Romm and Tony Romm Staff writer covering technology policy Email Bio Follow Brian Fung Brian Fung Reporter focusing on telecommunications, media, and competition Email Bio Follow March 8 at 9:44 AM Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren pledged on Friday to take aim at Amazon, Facebook and Google if she is elected president in 2020, breaking apart each of the big tech companies and introducing sweeping new regulation of Silicon Valley.
“To restore the balance of power in our democracy, to promote competition, and to ensure that the next generation of technology innovation is as vibrant as the last, it’s time to break up our biggest tech companies,” Warren said. Second, Warren said she would push legislation that would label key services -- such as Amazon's marketplace for goods and Google search -- as"platform utilities," which would have to be spun off from those tech giants' business on those platforms.
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