{"id":77818,"date":"2021-01-21T14:56:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T09:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=77818"},"modified":"2021-01-22T10:27:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T04:57:35","slug":"issue-of-big-techs-increasing-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/issue-of-big-techs-increasing-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue of Big Tech\u2019s increasing power\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"14\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Recently, sitting US President Mr. Trump\u2019s account was removed from online platforms like Twitter, Facebook.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"15\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">This has divided the world with two contrasting views.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"16\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Few people say that the social media companies were right to suspend Trump\u2019s accounts.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"17\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">While others are concerned about the enormous power that these platforms wield over the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">public discourse<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, and their impact on democracy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Issue of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Parler<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0app<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0removal from tech giant platforms<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"18\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Parler is a social networking site<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0that remained as an alternative to Twitter.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"19\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Recently,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Amazon<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> removed it from its cloud hosting service\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Amazon Web Services<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(AWS).<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(AWS).<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Similarly,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Apple and Google removed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Parler from their app stores.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"20\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">This incident demonstrated the enormous power that Amazon wields as a web infrastructure service provider.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"21\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0This has also raised concerns about how the bigger tech players can destroy new competition due to their stronghold over the cloud infrastructure. For example, <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"&quot;Courier New&quot;\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">AWS controlled 45 per cent of the cloud infrastructure in 2019, while Google and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Microsoft\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">control much of the rest.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Issues in\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">action against Trump\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">In many instances, the tech giants have responded with inconsistency in their actions.it has been discussed below with examples.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"22\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">First,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0In March 2020, Facebook and Twitter deleted posts by<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Brazil\u2019s President Jair Bolsonaro<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Venezuela\u2019s President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">for<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Covid19<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0misinformation<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"&quot;Courier New&quot;\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">But\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">no action was taken against\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Trump, who w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0also propagating misinformation about the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pandemic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"23\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Second,<\/strong> during the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Black Lives Matter protests<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Trump tweeted \u201c<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">When the looting starts, the shooting starts<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d. This was an act of glorifying violence. However, Twitter responded very lately to remove the tweet.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"24\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Third,<\/strong> the action\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">against<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Trump\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">was only taken\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">after he\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">lost his political leverage<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Congress had ratified the victory of President-elect Joe Biden<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0before that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"25\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">F<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ourth<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Digital platforms are<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0for-profit corporations<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Over the years, digital platforms have never been\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">neutral arbiters\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">are acting in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">nexus with the state governments<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"&quot;Courier New&quot;\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0For instance, these platforms have repeatedly\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">blocked the ability of Wikileaks\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">to accept donations on PayPal and other payment intermediaries.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"26\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fifth,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">after a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">2018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0court order<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Trump\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">was forced\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to unblock several dozen followers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The argument was put forward by petitioners that they were entitled to fol<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">low the official announcements and comment on public affairs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">of the handle.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"&quot;Courier New&quot;\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">If the same logic is applied in the case of Trump ban, he cannot be\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">stopped<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0from making public announcements by a social media company.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is the way forward?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"27\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Experts agree that the rules and guidelines of social networks are not being consistently applied throughout the world.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"28\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0issue should be resolved by<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0setting up a common global rule for social networks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"29\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">EU\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">countries are<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the pioneers in regulating the tech giant with investigations, fines, and legislation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">They have taught the world how to control these giants without expelling them from the country\u2019s economy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, sitting US President Mr. Trump\u2019s account was removed from online platforms like Twitter, Facebook.\u00a0 This has divided the world with two contrasting views.\u00a0\u00a0 Few people say that the social media companies were right to suspend Trump\u2019s accounts.\u00a0\u00a0 While others are concerned about the enormous power that these platforms wield over the\u00a0public discourse, and their&hellip; 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