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    #218: Side Door

    March 14th, 2019 · 63 minutes

    What a busy and marvelous week. Senator Warren made a policy proposal on Medium to break up companies that, like Amazon and Apple, make over 25 billion dollars and sell apps on platforms they control. You know we have things to say about that.

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    Elizabeth Warren's break-up plan for Amazon, Facebook could be the dawn of a new era of antitrust reform
    Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Apple, too - The Verge
    Where Warren’s Wrong – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
    Here’s how we can break up Big Tech – Team Warren – Medium
    The Case - Time to Play Fair
    Facebook’s Data Deals Are Under Criminal Investigation - The New York Times
    Samsung Galaxy S10E review: short, not shortchanged - The Verge
    Everything to Know About the College Cheating Scam