Amazon-MGM to Be Reviewed by FTC Led by Tech Critic Khan
- Khan was named chairwoman of FTC last week after Senate vote
- Khan rose to prominence with an antitrust paper on Amazon
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Amazon.com Inc.’s takeover of movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer will be reviewed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which is now led by one of the most prominent critics of dominant technology companies.
The FTC will oversee the antitrust investigation of the deal instead of the Justice Department, according to a person familiar with the matter. Lina Khan, a former Columbia Law School professor who is an outspoken advocate of aggressive enforcement against tech platforms, took over as chairwoman of the FTC last week after she was confirmed by the Senate.