Big Tech: Can small companies break the tech giants’ power?
By DW
27 November 2022 |
5:34 pm
As chaos engulfs Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, smaller firms and nonprofits want people to ditch the services of Big Tech. But how do you take on the world's tech giants?
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