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Jul 2020
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In The Pandemic, Big Tech Is Bigger Than...
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The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google faced questions today from a House subcommittee. Some lawmakers believe those companies have too much economic and political power. Former Facebook policy executive
Dipayan Ghosh
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