Big tech succeeded in getting bigger in 2017 — but its failures to society became much more apparent

Big tech — Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon — were all financially successful in 2017, but they faced a huge backlash. The industry stumbled through fake-news scandals, abuse of its services, and more. Even as the largest tech companies are becoming more powerful, cracks in their armor are starting to show. Financially, 2017 was a great year for big tech. But in just about every other way, it was a terrible year for the industry's titans. Even as the giant technology companies —...