TOBY SHAPSHAK: The year of the Big (Tech) Breakup
In 2022, the many lawsuits against monopolistic tech firms, starting with Facebook, will gain momentum
20 January 2022 - 05:00
If 2021 was the year of the Great Resignation, then 2022 is likely to be the year of the Great Breakup. After many years of slow build-up, the US government is taking on the Big Tech firms.
It won’t conclude this year — big corporates have big budgets for big lawyers — but this is the beginning of the beginning...
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