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Silicon Valley, we have a problem.

The article discusses the challenges faced by the technology companies including Google, Facebook, and Microsoft. Topics include material regulatory action taken against the companies, the act of trustbusting tech companies' monopolies, and interoperability and data portability issues faced by the c...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 426; no. 9075; pp. 19 - 23
Main Author: Smith, Eve
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 1/20/2018
Subjects:
Government monopolies
Dispute resolution
Government policy
Information technology industry
Internetworking
Systems portability
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses the challenges faced by the technology companies including Google, Facebook, and Microsoft. Topics include material regulatory action taken against the companies, the act of trustbusting tech companies' monopolies, and interoperability and data portability issues faced by the customers. Also included are details on technical committees created by the tech companies for resolving disputes, the content liability laws, and their fight against digital advertising and commerce.