Opinion: Threat of the digital giants and their unfettered trade monopolies

The US Justice Department has begun an antitrust investigation into Google-owner Alphabet. At the very least there should be restrictions on Google doing mega-deals while the inquiry is under way. — AP

There is absolutely no question that amid the commercial carnage unleashed by coronavirus, the biggest winners have been the Silicon Valley behemoths.

Lockdown, the tiers system and working from home would have been almost impossible without big-tech. Amazon has been there for all our shopping needs, Google for all our information needs and Zoom and Microsoft Teams for both our business and social interactions. Facebook kept us in touch with friends and families and Netflix entertained us.