Podcasts Technology The Vergecast Tim Wu thinks its time to break up Facebook

Tim Wu thinks its time to break up Facebook

Published: Sept. 4, 2018, 4:35 p.m.

Best known for coining the phrase \u201cnet neutrality\u201d and his book The Master Switch, Tim Wu has a new book coming out in November called The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age. In it, he argues compellingly for a return to aggressive antitrust enforcement in the style of Teddy Roosevelt, saying that Google, Facebook, Amazon, and other huge tech companies are a threat to democracy as they get bigger and bigger.\n\nNilay sits down with Wu for this week's interview episode of The Vergecast.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices