Biden announces his intent to nominate Lina Khan, a legal scholar and leading voice in the growing tech antitrust movement, to serve as an FTC commissioner
Khan brought Big Tech scrutiny mainstream — President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Lina Khan …
The Verge Makena Kelly
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Discussion
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@ceciliakang
@ceciliakang
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Lina Khan officially nominated to FTC @linamkhan https://twitter.com/...
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@linamkhan
Lina Khan
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Amazon's dominance poses anti-competitive concerns - but antitrust law fails to grasp them. My piece explaining why: https://www.yalelawjournal.org/ ...
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@moonalice
Roger McNamee
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Huge cheers to the incredible @linamkhan, who has been nominated to the Federal Trade Commission. What a fantastic appointment! I am excited for all the good things Lina and @RKSlaughterFTC will do for America! https://www.theverge.com/...
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@davidakaye
David Kaye
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with @linamkhan going to @FTC & @superwuster at the national economic council, the biden administration signals a progressive agenda for tech regulation & competition. expect fireworks. https://twitter.com/...
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@_megconley
Meg Conley
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When I tell you the fate of our country depends on tech antitrust reform. I forking love this nomination. https://www.theverge.com/...
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@richardjnieva
Richard Nieva
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FTC acting chair Slaughter on nomination of big tech critic Lina Khan: “Her creative energy, groundbreaking antitrust work, and passion for the FTC's mission make her an excellent nominee. I wish her a speedy confirmation.”
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@slpng_giants
@slpng_giants
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This is very, very good. https://twitter.com/...
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@public_citizen
@public_citizen
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Silicon Valley is no doubt terrified by this pick. That is a very good thing. Professor Lina Khan's nomination brings us one step closer to holding massive corporations accountable for hurting the public and corrupting our democracy. https://twitter.com/...
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@froomkin
Dan Froomkin
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This is the “pinned tweet” of Biden's nominee to run the Federal Trade Commission. EXCITING!!!!! https://twitter.com/...
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@reckless
Nilay Patel
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Pretty sure this is the first Vergecast guest ever to be nominated to the FTC ;) https://www.theverge.com/...