LISTEN: Are tech companies too big to disconnect?

Dubai: In the finance world, there are banks that are “too big to fail”. In the tech world, there are the likes of Facebook, Google, and Amazon that are too big to … go offline, shall we say?

The tech giants have been garnering a lot of attention over the past two years for what lawmakers see as a failure to protect democracies and a failure to keep consumers and their personal details safe. In the wake of the New Zealand mosque shootings, lawmakers are once again pointing fingers at the likes of Facebook for failing to identify what was a hate-filled manifesto.

So, what do we do now? Do we break up these tech companies? Scott thinks so, but Ed and Sarah disagree because even with broken up companies, there are troubles. Tune in to hear them argue that one out.