Biden to Name Big Tech Antitrust Foe Lina Khan to FTC

Khan worked on House antitrust probe of tech platforms
Biden shaping antitrust agenda with FTC, White House picks

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By David McLaughlin

March 22, 2021 at 8:02 PM UTC

Updated on

March 22, 2021 at 10:30 PM UTC

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President Joe Biden will nominate Columbia Law School Professor Lina Khan to the Federal Trade Commission, arming the agency with an antitrust expert who rose to prominence by warning about the power of dominant technology companies.

The White House on Monday announced Biden’s intent to nominate Khan to the five-member agency. He has yet to pick a permanent head of the commission.