Who is Lina Khan? Joe Biden set to nominate Big Tech critic and antitrust expert for Federal Trade Commission

Who is Lina Khan? Joe Biden set to nominate Big Tech critic and antitrust expert for Federal Trade Commission
Lina Khan (Twitter/PakAlumni)

In a move hailed by many, President Joe Biden reportedly has his eyes set to nominate well-known antitrust expert Lina Khan to be Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The news of Biden's decision for the nomination comes just days after Big Tech critic Tim Wu was hired as an economic adviser to the White House.

Experts speculate that with Khan's latest nomination signals, Biden is determined to exercise an aggressive regulatory policy against tech giants like Amazon, Google, Facebook, and others. The 32-year-old recently underwent a background check by the FBI and she will be joining the FTC if she is confirmed by the Senate. Let us find out more about the Columbia Law professor who formerly worked at the FTC as a Legal Fellow under Commissioner Rohit Chopra. 

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