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Reasons Revisited

79. HONEY I SHRUNK THE TECH GIANTS

Reasons Revisited

Geoff Lloyd

Society & Culture, Government, News, Politics

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Hello! Facebook, Amazon, Ed and Geoff… some empires are in the public interest, some not so much.... In this episode we explore an idea gaining traction in the US: using competition laws to break up the tech giants. From the Open Markets Institute, we’re joined by the ‘Captain America of anti-trust’ Barry Lynn and former anti-trust enforcer Sally Hubbard who explain the proposals. Then LSE law expert Niamh Dunne talks us through how it could all work in the UK.


AND


Comedian Fin Taylor drops by to plug his upcoming wedding, and asked the Geoffocracy to consider national Service to work to save the environment, takeaway breakfasts, ban on chain stores in towns, #hashtagtattoo and quiet carriages in pubs



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0:00.0

You know what? I feel them.

0:02.3

Like dancing.

0:03.5

Like letting the movement of your body describe the sheer quality of this paint.

0:07.5

I was actually going to say I feel like we should get on and move that grand piano before starting.

0:11.6

Ian.

0:12.6

Heritage by Do Looks.

0:14.1

It's a feeling.

0:17.6

I am pleased to say that our sponsor for this episode is the Economist.

0:21.6

It's great to partner with them because we know that you like to stay on top of things,

0:25.2

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0:29.6

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0:35.0

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0:37.3

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0:43.6

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0:47.9

but also when you really want to dive into an issue too, the research and analysis goes deep.

0:54.1

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0:59.0

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1:02.1

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1:09.2

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1:13.4

And the Economist is hands down where I've spent the most time doing that.

1:17.7

The technology writing is world-class, but also I get a more panoramic sense of how it might

1:24.2

affect jobs, the economy, what it might mean for tech giants, even poetry, I'll never be at a

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