As US presidential candidates debate the possibility of breaking up big tech giants, Microsoft's Satya Nadella has explained why Microsoft should not be considered the same as some of its peers.
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has warned against judging all technology companies together, calling for more nuance in the debate about the negative influences of big tech and saying considered regulation was required across the sector.
The tech sector has spent the last year in damage control mode, as a result of scandals affecting other companies such as Facebook. But Microsoft has remained in the frame, amid calls by US presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren to forcibly break up global tech giants.
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