Opinion: The case for a Facebook breakup still stands


By Tae Kim
  • TECH
  • Friday, 31 Jul 2020

According to Pathmatics, 69% and 37% of all US adults maintain active accounts on Facebook and Instagram, respectively, with Twitter a distant third at 22%. —Dreamtime/TNS

In a historic session on July 29, the CEOs of four of the world’s biggest technology giants appeared before a House subcommittee to answer wide-ranging questions about their anticompetitive practices and allegations they leveraged their powerful platforms to harm competitors.

Each executive had time in the spotlight. Amazon.com Inc’s Jeff Bezos faced several inquiries over the e-commerce giant’s use of third-party seller data in developing its own competing products, while Apple Inc’s Tim Cook came under criticism for the smartphone leader’s App Store policies. Google parent Alphabet Inc’s Sundar Pichai may have received the most attention, facing repeated questioning about the company’s ad platform dominance and search-engine practices.

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