2020 Democrats are scrambling to respond to growing calls to break up big tech companies — a sign of the shifting headwinds for Silicon Valley in a party that once eagerly embraced the internet industry
Democratic presidential candidates are scrambling to respond to growing calls to break up big tech companies like Facebook — a sign of the shifting headwinds for Silicon Valley in a party that once eagerly embraced the internet industry.
That tough stance from such a high-ranking former Facebook insider threw fuel on a debate that's been growing in the Democratic Party since Sen. Elizabeth Warren , another 2020 candidate, issued a sweeping proposal to break up companies like Facebook, Amazon and Google, which she said have "bulldozed competition, used our private information for profit and tilted the playing field against everyone else.
Sen. Cory Booker , a longtime ally to Silicon Valley, has himself grown increasingly critical of tech companies' power since declaring his run for the White House. But in an, he made clear he is not a fan of Warren's plan, calling it reminiscent of something the current occupant of the Oval Office might say.
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