Episode 188 — Big Tech, Antitrust, and Democracy
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Ben Thompson and James Allworth analyze the congressional antitrust hearing with Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon CEOs, examining regulatory approaches and democracy implications.
Notable Moment
Thompson argues Apple's App Store restrictions ironically created the exact dependency problem they designed to prevent, with WeChat becoming more important than iPhones.
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