Facebook Echoes Amazon in Seeking FTC Chief’s Recusal From Case
- Company cites Khan’s academic writings, work on House probe
- FTC faces deadline to refile monopoly lawsuit against Facebook
Lina Khan
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Facebook Inc. wants Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan to be recused from participating in decisions about the agency’s monopoly lawsuit against the company, saying her past criticism of Facebook means she’s biased.
On Wednesday, Facebook filed a petition with the FTC, asking that she be barred from any involvement in the antitrust case, citing her academic writings and her work on a House committee that investigated tech companies, including Facebook.