The big tech platforms (GAFA, yes, I’m including you too Apple) do have too much power and control. I like the concept of separating the platform marketplace (the “utility” in Warren’s parlance) from participation therein. That particular speaks to Amazon but less clear in the Google, Facebook and Apple cases. That’s why there has to be concern about the nuance and understanding the underlying complexities (including some technical ones like security and data privacy governance). Having people without tech and tech business knowledge drive this is not great. Regulation is a blunt instrument.

The Amazon example has since become a recurring feature of Warren’s campaign speeches. She notes that, like most everyone else, she uses Amazon. At a town hall in April, Warren recalled that the last thing she’d purchased on the site was a new mailbox for her house. Still, her plan to break up Big Tech reflects a growing awareness of the drawbacks of decades of relaxed antitrust enforcement, even if certain activities such as shopping for housewares has become easier for consumers. 

https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/how-elizabeth-warren-came-up-with-a-plan-to-break-up-big-tech