https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/10/17/magid-big-tech-a-big-subject-in-democratic-presidential-debate/

I’ve been covering technology since the early ’80s, and for the first 20 years or so of my career, I recall seeing very few negative media stories and even fewer

complaints from politicians. For much of that time, tech pretty much got a free ride. Journalists and elected officials were in awe of what Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo and other tech companies had accomplish and were optimistic about what the future might be.