PJ Media
Nicholas Ballasy
Mar. 16, 2017
WASHINGTON – Consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader said Congress should intervene to address the “new kind of monopoly” that Google, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook have on the technology industry.
Nader was part of a panel discussion Monday at the Library of Congress’ “Sunshine Week Celebration” dedicated to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The panelists were asked about navigating the current media landscape for facts in the era of “alternative news” and social media.
“These days the tech companies are more and more involved in the dissemination of news and information and they traditionally have not really wanted to get involved in content and issues surrounding content – that has changed,” said Lucy Dalglish, the dean of the University of Maryland College of Journalism.
In response to Dalglish’s comments, Nader said the public should not “rely” on the tech companies for accurate news and information.
“I don’t see Facebook and Microsoft and Google – they’re trapped by the exudations of their own flamingly fast technological developments.
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