Jeff Bezos On Breaking Up And Regulating Amazon

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner discuss the need to regulate large tech companies, the possibility of breaking up Amazon, and the importance of scrutinizing big institutions.

Business Insider
May 4, 2018
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