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3 myths to bust about breaking up 'big tech'

  • Written by Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Before taking on tech giants, shatter a few misconceptions.W. Scott McGill/Shutterstock.com

As the public and government regulators around the world discuss whether and how to manage the power of technology companies, one idea that keeps coming up is breaking up these large conglomerate corporations into smaller pieces. Public distrust for tech...

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