Big Tech cozying up to China and Russia undermines argument against breaking them up

Published September 22, 2021 11:00am ET



Big Tech companies are complying with the requests of foreign adversaries such as China and Russia, which significantly undercuts their argument that breaking them up is a national security risk, according to both sides of Congress.

In the most recent instance of tech giants complying with authoritarian governments to conduct business, Google and Apple last week removed a voting app created by allies of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, thanks to pressure from the Russian government.

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