“What would really ‘suck,’” she said, mimicking Mr. Zuckerberg’s language, “is if we don’t fix a
corrupt system that lets giant companies like Facebook engage in illegal
anticompetitive practices, stomp on consumer privacy rights, and repeatedly
fumble their responsibility to protect our democracy.”
—Sen.
Elizabeth Warren, D-MA,
presidential candidate, on Mark Zuckerberg’s reaction to her call to regulate
“Big Tech,” “How Elizabeth Warren Responded to Mark Zuckerberg’s
Criticism, on Twitter,” New York Times, Oct. 2, 2019.
• Editorial Comment: Breaking up is hard to do, Zuck.
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