The tide has finally turned against Big Tech. Last week, Twitter banned political advertising; EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said she was considering much tougher monopoly standards; the city of Toronto pushed back on Google’s Sidewalk project; Australia sued the search giant over alleged misuse of location data; and US presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren called out Facebook’s political lobbying as she declared she would end the revolving door between business and policy if she wins the White House.
形势终于变得对科技巨头不利。上周,Twitter宣布禁止政治广告;欧盟竞争事务专员玛格丽特•韦斯塔格(Margrethe Vestager)表示,她正在考虑制定更严厉的反垄断准则;多伦多市推迟了谷歌(Google)的Sidewalk项目;澳大利亚以涉嫌滥用位置数据为由起诉了这家搜索巨头;美国总统候选人伊丽莎白•沃伦(Elizabeth Warren)公开批评Facebook的政治游说,宣称如果她入主白宫,她将关闭商业与政策之间的“旋转门”。