As Democratic candidates target big tech, ‘the honeymoon is over’ for Silicon Valley

SAN JOSE, California: In a sharp turnaround from past elections, the country's largest tech firms have emerged as some of the biggest boogeymen of the 2020 Democratic primary, with candidates vowing to crack down on or even break up companies that the party's past White House hopefuls once pointed to as icons of American ingenuity. 

From beefed-up antitrust enforcement to data privacy guarantees and new tech-focused taxes, the candidates' proposals are aimed at holding giants like Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon to account amid increased scrutiny of their actions and impacts on society.