Where do the top presidential candidates stand on breaking up Big Tech?

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Last Friday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announced a plan to break up big tech companies like Facebook and Google, spurring a larger discussion about competition in tech among Democratic presidential candidates.

Over the past few days, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Julían Castro, and other candidates have responded to Warren’s proposal. Some agreed with her move; others have offered different solutions. She’s succeeded in forcing antitrust enforcement into the current policy discussion in Washington, and it’s beginning to catch fire with Republicans as well.

Even Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) offered a degree of support for Warren after Facebook took down several of her campaign ads. “She’s right — Big Tech has way too much power to silence Free...

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