Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says democracy "has a problem with Facebook"

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) suggested that democracy in the United States "had a problem with Facebook" after the company fired ads last night calling for the dissolution of tech giants, including Facebook . The ads, which were later restored, were placed during the presidential campaign of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) over the weekend.

An increasing number of lawmakers are calling on regulators and regulators to rethink how they are enforcing the country's antitrust laws, especially for big tech companies like Facebook and Google, once the golden children of the US economy.

"It's not because a monopolistic business is online that it's happening online," Ocasio-Cortez said. "Facebook may have its own problems, but it is starting to look more and more like our society (ie our democracy) that has a problem with Facebook."

Just after politico First reported that the ads were removed, Warren responded in a tweet, calling Facebook to present the same behavior as his ads were trying to attract attention. "Curious about why I think FB has too much power?" She says. "Let's start with their ability to put an end to the debate about whether FB has too much power. Thank you for restoring my messages. But I want a social media market that is not dominated by a single censor. "

Facebook claimed that the ads had been removed for the use of the company's brand, but this decision accurately emphasized the company's power over public discourse – and lawmakers have noticed it.

The ads were placed after Warren proposed a plan to dismantle high-tech companies on Friday. In a blog post, Warren suggested that acquisitions such as Facebook's Instagram and WhatsApp purchases be incorporated into their own companies. It has also proposed a bill prohibiting companies such as Amazon from using a platform that it operates to sell its own goods or services.

Calls for competition regulation come from both sides of the aisle. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) is also given a mission to challenge the power of Big Tech. Congressional committees with antitrust jurisdiction have begun holding hearings to discuss possible changes to the current interpretation of antitrust laws, and it is clear that the debate will not end sooner.