Facebook and Google are lying to policymakers by claiming they support small business and entrepreneurs. The truth is very different.

“It's less harmful to piss off the government than piss off Google,” said one small businessman in Chicago last year to the Wall Street Journal. “The government will hit me with a fine. But if Google suspends my listings, I'm out of a job. Google could make me homeless.”

“I feel that Facebook holds small businesses hostage by only displaying posts on their choice of 10 percent of my followers unless I pay to 'boost' posts.” 

These stories are everywhere – and policymakers need to hear them. That's where we come in.

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