Ambitious breakup of Amazon, Facebook and Google is proposed by Elizabeth Warren.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democratic presidential
candidate, speaks at a March 1 campaign rally in Dubuque,
Iowa. She unveiled her plan to break up tech giants Friday.
(Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pledged Friday to take aim at Amazon, Facebook and Google if she is elected president in 2020, breaking apart each of the big tech companies and introducing sweeping new regulation of Silicon Valley.

The proposal marks the most ambitious and aggressive effort targeting the tech industry offered by any Democratic contender for the White House, and it could put pressure on other presidential aspirants to offer similar plans for more aggressive tech oversight.

“To restore the balance of power in our democracy, to promote competition, and to ensure that the next generation of technology innovation is as vibrant as the last, it’s time to break up our biggest tech companies,” Warren said.

Full story at LA Times.

By Tony Romm and Brian Fung.