Tim Wu, an outspoken critic of Big Tech, is joining the National Economic Council as a special assistant to President Biden for tech and competition policy
Tim Wu's appointment to the National Economic Council would signal a confrontational approach by the Biden administration.
New York Times Cecilia Kang
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Discussion
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@superwuster
Tim Wu
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Happy to say I'm joining the Biden White House to work on Technology and Competition Policy at the National Economic Council. Putting this twitter feed on hold for now — so long!
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@ceciliakang
Cecilia Kang
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NEW: Big Antitrust Crusader Joins White House @POTUS Biden To Appoint Tim Wu, A Leading Critic of Big Tech, as Tech & Competition Policy Special Assistant to the President. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@digiphile
Alex Howard
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Good news for consumers — heck, Americans writ large — to have Wu at the @whitehouse again: https://www.nytimes.com/... Still wondering who the 5th @uscto will be. https://twitter.com/...
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@florianederer
Florian Ederer
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Two more important antitrust policy roles are still unfilled: - Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics at the DOJ - FTC commissioner to replace Rohit Chopra https://twitter.com/...
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@davidgura
David Gura
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“The appointment of @superwuster ... suggests that the administration plans to take on the size and influence of companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, including working with Congress on legislation to strengthen antitrust laws.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@banditelli
@banditelli
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Big fan of @superwuster - don't always agree with 100% of his solutions but I'm glad as hell he's putting them out. This is a huge move by the Biden admin and Facebook should see it as a signal to cut the bullshit and get serious or get wrecked. Let the negotiations begin. https:…
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@mcwellons
Mary Catherine
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Tim Wu's role, focused on competition policy, is new to the National Economic Council, @ceciliakang reports. He will also focus on competition in labor policy and concentration in power in agriculture and the drug industry. https://twitter.com/...
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@benjysarlin
Benjy Sarlin
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To the extent there are celebrity authors in tech anti-trust policy, this would be the guy. Should be interesting. https://twitter.com/...
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@dhh
@dhh
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The bad news keep rolling in for Apple and the rest of Big Tech. States across the US are pursuing laws to regulate their abuses. Europe has finally kicked into high gear on this as well. Now the White House is appointing confrontational figures too. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@ceciliakang
Cecilia Kang
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@ewarren: ""Tim has been a longtime antitrust advocate, and he has pushed public officials to break up and rein in Big Tech," Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, said in a statement. “I'm glad to see him in this role.”
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@ceciliakang
Cecilia Kang
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And for the youngs in the room, @superwuster is best known for going after big telecom and for coining the term net neutrality, a fight expected to continue during the Biden administration
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@ceciliakang
Cecilia Kang
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@superwuster brings a Big Tech trust-busting POV to the National Economic Council and is supported by the progressives in the Democratic party like @ewarren, but also some moderates like @SenAmyKlobuchar - who both applaud his appointment