CNN's John Sutter says tech companies like Apple, Google and Facebook have too much power. He says consumers can't vote them out because they're not government entities. People need cell phones to just live their life, but if there are only a few sources of those cells, he says, the effect is limited. The way we find out about these technology impacts is by rolling them out worldwide then seeing what social political changes result,. Sutter: "It's important for technology companies to do something"
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