Texas is an early primary state, but the real draw of the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin for Democrats is face time with the party's ascendant young and liberal wing.
to an audience dotted with employees of some of those very companies. Her appearance began with her interviewer asking tech employees in the crowd to stand up. Warren scanned the room as several people got on the feet.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota kicked off SXSW with promises to reign in tech companies and by saying that she has spoken to former President Obama about her own presidential ambitions.Klobuchar wouldn't go as far as Warren when asked whether Google or Facebook should be broken up. Klobuchar criticized the tech industry for not protecting privacy and floated the idea of taxing social media companies when they sell personal data, but she did not give specifics.
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