Privacy scandals and antitrust issues dogged social media giants and the online retailer saw a rise in employee organizingA brutal year: how the 'techlash' caught up with Facebook, Google and AmazonA brutal year: how the 'techlash' caught up with Facebook, Google and AmazonWhat goes up must come down, and in 2019, gravity reasserted itself for the tech industry. Elections intensify scrutinyFacebook Twitter Pinterest Facebook and Instagram ads were linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process. In July, Facebook, Google, and Amazon faced a grilling before the House subcommittee regarding antitrust. A week later, the US justice department announced it was opening a broad antitrust review into Facebook, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon and Apple. Gig workers at Instacart and Uber also organized strikes to fight for better pay and benefits.

Source: The Guardian December 28, 2019 10:52 UTC