Meaning of Big Tech | Babel Free

Definitions

The largest, most dominant, and most prestigious companies in the information technology industry of the United States.

derogatory, informal, sometimes, uncountable

Examples

“The lawsuits, filed in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, underscore the growing bipartisan and international tsunami against Big Tech.”

“But the region is no longer alone in its efforts to limit the power of Big Tech. In the United States, regulators sued Facebook last week for illegally squashing competition, and Google was hit with an antitrust lawsuit in October.”

““Big tech really wants to kill competition,” John Matze, Parler’s chief executive, said in a text message.”

“Google is one of several Big Tech firms that has made an aggressive push into gaming in recent years, along with Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB).”

“The demise of “de minimis”, as the exemption is known, is the latest, symbolic reminder to digital darlings that frontiers exist—and that business models built on their absence are in need of a rethink.”

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