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152 points toomuchtodo | 1 comments | 30 Apr 24 21:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source

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andy_ppp ◴[30 Apr 24 21:32 UTC] No.40216622[source]▶

I’m so impressed with the FTC lately, here is an excellent interview Jon Stewart did with the FTC chair Lina Khan: https://youtu.be/oaDTiWaYfcM

I did joke I’m really surprised the vested interests selected someone competent who wants to hold these companies accountable to the public.

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germinalphrase ◴[30 Apr 24 21:37 UTC] No.40216671[source]▶

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There was a lot of chatter early in her tenure that she would be too young and inexperienced to be at all effective.

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1. cogman10 ◴[30 Apr 24 21:52 UTC] No.40216849[source]▶

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Which is a little silly given her credentials. Her antitrust research has been groundbreaking. She's almost single-handedly revitalized that area of law.

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