How and why to break up Big Tech

My new Locus column, “Vertically Challenged.”

7 min readMar 8, 2022

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My latest Locus Magazine column is “Vertically Challenged,” an analysis of why and how to break up Big Tech, and the changing narratives of tech leaders that make these breakups likely.

https://locusmag.com/2022/03/cory-doctorow-vertically-challenged/

How and why to break up Big Tech

My new Locus column, “Vertically Challenged.”

Written by Cory Doctorow