Tech companies should face the sort of regulation that cars, food and other consumer products face, for the safety of democracy around the globe, former President Barack Obama said in a speech at Stanford University, one of the primary feeders of graduates to nearby Silicon Valley. Tech companies have “turbocharged” political divisions and requires government oversight, he said, according to The New York Times. 

“Tech companies need to be more transparent about how they operate,” he said. 

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[About the headline above: An internal combustion engine that is not turbocharged or supercharged is called “naturally aspirated.”]