Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

No as the government cannot enforce such a breakup

No, but there needs to be a more thorough investigation behind the scenes of these apps for the public.

Make sure they pay tax

That would never happen. What a ridiculous question

No but they should pay tax on the revenue earnt in NZ.

Can our government do that?

As if any government could do that. I believe in certain restrictions though.

Maybe not break up, but regulate and limit privacy, data and tax issues

It can't so the questions are pointless

Whaaat - the govt doesn't have the power to do this. They're bigger than us. Better requirements around content and paying for advertising coming from traditional media

It would be impossible for the government to achieve this. Yet, if they could reduce the pernicious influence of these mega-corps by not folding to lobbying and restrict the unchecked dissimilation of 'fake-news' through legislation then I think the country would be better off.

The NZ government does not have that power.

Any company or group of companies that become a monopoly or oligolopoly needs to be broken up.

NZ government cannot break up foreign entities

Yes, but I doubt anything the government tries to do will change about these companies

super confused

I do not have enough information or expertise to answer this question

No, but they should be liable for NZ tax on the profits they make from the goods they sell to people here.

No, but they should remove the trackers, cookies, spyware etc, they could also encourage other social media websites or browsers such as Brave or DuckDuckGo.

This is a stupid question. The New Zealand Government is absolutely powerless against these immoral monstrosities.

No. The government should be studying up on the current stats and information before peddling their own misinformation. You can't break up these huge companies when they themselves are the same.

more monitoring is urgent to ensure safe use of these platforms ages of users should be governed more strictly- only be accessible by individuals 16 years and older

Our government doesn't have the power to do this as these are multinational companies. However, these companies need to pay their fair share of tax which is something they are not doing currently.

It is beyond the reach of our government to do, but it does need to be done.

This is beyond the scope of the New Zealand government.

No, we have no power to break up a foreign based company

After being in COVID lock down, this was the way of communication and staying sane. Govt will be begging these social media platforms to take them back. It is thanks to these platforms that kiwis kept their mental health. Without these, there would have been much more suicides and mental health issues. Govt has damaged us kiwis so dramatically, that it is going to be a long road to get back on track.

We should discourage mis- and disinformation with every opportunity. We should make social media providers accountable.

Amazon, Facebook and Google are three separate private LLC's. They are already separate, so the premise of this question is flawed.

No like everything in life there a vehicle that can be used or abused is the individual response that make something harmful or useful to them I don't agree you see if your girl Facebook so bad so bad Margo will for me because I don't take my identity office and I don't have that issue If God's terrible for this and I said that's terrible for them because they've got their mission if they go into a high school they're going to have social media problems they go on their phone they get into a job

It can't break them up, but it should definitely close tax loopholes so they pay tax on all New Zealand transactions

Governments should stop censorship of content.

WTF? It is not possiable for the nz gov. To do so

These are American companies and our government realistically has no power to do anything of the sort

Not break up but regulate their activities- require that taxes are paid in the country where the transaction takes place

the New Zealand Government has not power to break up Amazon, Facebook or Google. This questionnaire must have been imported from the U.S.A

Monopoly laws should be applied in every market. I don’t think that would affect the tech giants here, especially Amazon, which has no presence.

Ridiculous to think that the NZ government could impose this on Foreign Multinationals.

Surely this is outside our governments jurisdiction?

No but their power in policy development should be carefully scrutinised

No intelligent people walk with their feet

Beyond the power of the NZ government

Do we really think little NZ government can actually influence this?! Lol

There should be regulation

Are you kidding? THat would be incredible - Good luck!

Is it for there own personal gain? Or does the goverment just want to control what we all do?

Yes, but good luck trying

I don’t understand the context of this question

This must be evidence driven

No, but they should be required to pay tax on income earned through NZ citizens and residents

Out of the control of the NZ Govt

No, but ensure they pay more tax, and incentivise local competitors

Impossible.

no but make them pay tax appropriately

No but regulate more and make them accountable for their content

The government need to stay out of big tech companies & let the people use them as they wish & the government stop using them as a control tool & network.

The government should look into the impact of social media and the effect of what these businesses do to the national population and their businesses and create ways to minimise negative outcomes whilst increasing positive ones

They should be taxed appropriately.

No, but ensure they pay tax on revenue they make within NZ.

Bigger than NZ!!

They should be heavily regulated

The government has no power to do this

Our government should have regulations around the media giants but it has no power to break them up

How would the New Zealand Government do this?

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No, however the government should get out of the way to allow the market to break them up

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These companies need regulation they have too much freedom

No and the government should not provide any subsidies to these companies

Facebook but not Google or Amazon

I don’t think we can break them up but I do think they should pay taxes in NZ

They couldn’t even if they wanted to

They should be regulated and pay tax.

they be regulated and paid tax but NZ Give cannot break them up

Make them pay their share of taxes

how and why?

What does "break up" mean? If it means taxing them and not allowing them to use tax havens (including NZ), then yes.
Curb their data-collection powers in general like the EU's GDPR. But try and incentivize them to invest in NZ - particularly Amazon to create jobs and set up a NZ base.

That's not going to happen

Not possible, yes to tax of them

This is an impossible task for my country

No. The New Zealand Government does not have the power to do this.

I don't think New Zealand can achieve that.

Unclear question

No jurisdiction

I don't think the NZ government can do this.

The NZ government doesn't have the power to do this

Hahaha, good luck NZ Govt

The New Zealand Government does not have the power and influence to do this

I don't think it's our governments issue or prerogative

No, but there needs to be tighter legislation and control over these corporations to prevent misuse.

Yes, but how

NZ doesn't have this power

No, they can't do that. They have to collaborate with them to support NZ.

Yes, but only Amazon and Facebook should be broken up.

No, but there should be regulations and code of conducts inforceable by large fines

No, but they should tax them heavily.

Null question - how could it do this to any global corporation?

Yes, these are monopolies

This question isn't detailed enough to make a decision on