Squawk Pod FTC’s Lina Khan Gives An Exit Interview & Meta Makes Big Changes 01/07/25
Jan 7, 2025
Lina Khan, the former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, shares insights from her four-year tenure overseeing corporate mergers. She discusses her hopes for her successor and the looming challenges in regulating big tech. The conversation dives into Meta's significant policy shifts, including their new community notes system replacing third-party fact-checking. Khan also reflects on the evolving landscape of antitrust action and the implications of increasing wealth concentration in the tech industry.
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Decentralized Online Speech
- Lina Khan expresses concern about concentrated online speech control.
- She believes a single company or executive setting these rules contradicts antitrust laws.
Big Tech's Legal Strategy
- Khan observes big tech companies seeking sweetheart deals to avoid liability.
- She hopes future enforcers won't grant such deals, especially given ongoing litigation.
FTC's Enforcement Approach
- The FTC's rigorous law enforcement has been vindicated in court.
- A reversion to less rigorous enforcement would contradict established law.