Why Kamala Harris may be good news for big tech

As the world watches efforts to rein in the biggest tech firms — including antitrust probes in the US and the EU amid calls to break up the Big Tech — the arrival of Kamala Harris as the next US Vice President is a blessing for the famous FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) family.
Although Harris was among the first few who supported the idea to break up Facebook last year, she has been a moderate voice, calling for tech reforms and better protection of consumer data.
“Facebook has experienced massive growth and has prioritized its growth over the best interests of its consumers. We need to seriously take a look at breaking up Facebook. It is essentially a utility that has gone unregulated,” she said during an interview with CNN.
However, Harris came up through San Francisco politics and has many friends and allies in Silicon Valley, including among the Big Tech billionaire group.
When Biden announced her nomination as Democratic Vice President candidate in August, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg posted a photo of Harris on Instagram, cheering her selection as a “huge moment for Black women and girls all over the world”.