Aegis Paper Series
Tech Giants at the Crossroads: A Modest Proposal
Jon D. Michaels Fri, Aug 10, 2018, 1:15 PM
Major technology and social-media companies— think Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google— wield tremendous power. Given their reach, their financial heft, their importance to vast swaths of customers dependent on their goods, services, and platforms, and their ability to influence (if not altogether dictate) transnational public policy, these firms often look and act the part of proprietors, stewards, and even governors of digital public squares.