Pivot Antitrust gets real, Facebook purges QAnon, and a prediction about AWS
Oct 9, 2020
The hosts dive into a significant report revealing insights from a lengthy antitrust investigation of major tech giants. They discuss Facebook's decisive action against QAnon accounts, exploring the motivations behind this content purge. Listener questions about children's privacy in educational apps spark a critical dialogue on online safety. Plus, a bold prediction about the future of Amazon's AWS hints at potential groundbreaking changes in the tech industry.
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Antitrust Investigation
- The House Judiciary Committee published a report proposing an overhaul of U.S. antitrust laws.
- This could make it easier to break up large tech companies and slow their growth.
Proactive Adaptation
- Tech companies should proactively adapt to potential antitrust regulations.
- Their stocks might even rise if they participate in shaping the regulations.
Facebook's QAnon Purge
- Facebook purged QAnon accounts, a move seen as too little, too late.
- This follows criticism of their previous inadequate efforts in August.
