, an antitrust scholar and leading tech critic, was confirmed at Federal Trade Commission. The Senate approved Khan’s appointment by 69 to 28 votes.
President Joe Biden appointed Columbia Law School professor Khan as commissioner of the FTC in March. She published a Yale Law Journal article in 2017 that criticized the US antitrust framework, claiming that current laws and policies are no longer sufficient to control big tech companies like Amazon. At a confirmation of charges hearing in April, Khan “That the ability to dominate a market gives companies, in some cases, the opportunity to expand into adjacent markets. “
“I am so grateful to the Senate for my confirmation,” Khan wrote in a tweet. “Congress created the FTC to preserve fair competition and protect honest consumers, workers, and businesses from unfair and deceptive practices. I look forward to pursuing this mission vigorously and serving the American public.”
Biden has yet to appoint a permanent chairman for the agency or someone to head the Justice Department’s antitrust division, as Remarks. However, there are other prominent antitrust supporters in his administration. Earlier this year, the president Tim Wu, a net neutrality advocate who coined the term, as White House adviser to the National Economic Council.
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