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Ed Markey: But here is the unfortunate truth. Big tech made big promises for innovation, democracy, and community, but instead…

On the recordNovember 8, 2023
But here is the unfortunate truth. Big tech made big promises for innovation, democracy, and community, but instead unleashed big problems on the American people without solutions that were attached by big tech.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey critiques big tech's unfulfilled promises and its negative impact on society.

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