{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.techfreedom.org%2Fepisodes%2F178-is-it-time-to-break-up-big-tech-VJVyW0_O","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"#178: Is it time to break up Big Tech?","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f13f55/f13f55de-516b-46b3-b4a2-9f057f21ad71/534af84c-0bc4-4045-aac9-2d31b87e9da7/techpolicypodcast-episode178.png","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/534af84c-0bc4-4045-aac9-2d31b87e9da7\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"#178: Is it time to break up Big Tech?\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In a New York Times op-ed, Jonathan Taplin argues that Google, Facebook, and Amazon have become monopolies. With such large market shares in search advertising, social media, and e-commerce respectively, Taplin says it’s time to break up these companies — or regulate them as public utilities. Is this a fair assessment? Is Big Tech really stifling innovation? What lessons can we learn from the growth of other industries like automobiles and fossil fuels? Tech is often seen as a bright spot in our otherwise sluggish economy. Should policymakers focus their efforts elsewhere? Evan discusses with Mike Mandel, Chief Economic Strategist at the Progressive Policy Institute and co-author of a report, “The Coming Productivity Boom.”"}