big tech

Noun capitalized: Big Tech

Big Tech (uncountable)

1. (derogatory, informal, sometimes) The largest, most dominant, and most prestigious companies in the information technology industry of the United States.
   • The lawsuits, filed in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, underscore the growing bipartisan and international tsunami against Big Tech.2020 December 9, Cecilia Kang, Mike Isaac, “U.S. and States Say Facebook Illegally Crushed Competition”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
   • But the region is no longer alone in its efforts to limit the power of Big Tech. In the United States, regulators sued Facebook last week for illegally squashing competition, and Google was hit with an antitrust lawsuit in October.2020 December 15, Adam Satariano, “Big Fines and Strict Rules Unveiled Against ‘Big Tech’ in Europe”, in The New York Times, →ISSN