Outgoing Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan suggested Tuesday that Meta and other companies facing antitrust lawsuits from the agency might be looking for “sweetheart deals” from the incoming Trump administration. 



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Meta looking for ‘sweetheart deal’ with Trump: FTC chair

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Trump’s clear signals his family will keep making deals

The Democratic enforcer significantly expanded the agency’s remit; now the new GOP administration will decide how to follow through.

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As Trump takes over, FTC’s Lina Khan says Big Tech scrutiny will persist

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said Tuesday she hopes the incoming Trump administration will not let Amazon and Facebook parent Meta off the hook from pending antitrust lawsuits by her agency with a “sweetheart deal.”

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FTC chair hopes Amazon, Facebook won't get 'sweetheart deal' from Trump in antitrust cases

Outgoing Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan suggested Tuesday that Meta and other companies facing antitrust lawsuits from the agency might be looking for “sweetheart deals” from the incoming Trump administration.  “It is true that the FTC has been very successful, including in its ongoing litigations against Amazon and Facebook. And so, it’s only…

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The outgoing chair of the Federal Trade Commission believes Meta and other companies are hoping that favors for the president-elect will grant them leniency.

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After Meta Announcement, Lina Khan Urges Trump Not To Cut ‘Sweetheart Deals’ With Big Tech

New York Times: “The scale of overlap between Mr. Trump’s family members and their business interests, and the government he will lead, all showcased on the same day, underscores how unprecedented the second Trump presidency and the potential for conflicts of interest will be.”

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Trump Family Will Keep Making Deals

Outgoing U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan said Tuesday  that she hopes her successor in the incoming Trump administration will not cut a “sweetheart” deal with Amazon (AMZN) and Facebook’s parent company Meta (META), as the agency continues its antitrust cases against the tech giants.Read more...

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FTC Chair Lina Khan hopes Trump admin won't strike 'sweetheart' deals with Amazon and Meta

The head of the FTC is imploring the incoming administration to continue her antitrust work. In an interview with Bloomberg News Thursday (Jan. 9), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan said she has been in discussions with her successor, Republican Commissioner FTC Andrew Ferguson. “In the merger space, we were able to achieve deterrence because we made clear that we were not going to accept sub-optimal remedies that we thought had a h…

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FTC Chair Wants Trump to Avoid Antitrust ‘Backsliding’

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said Tuesday she hopes the incoming Trump administration will not let Amazon and Facebook parent Meta off the hook from pending  antitrust lawsuits by her agency with a “sweetheart deal.” But, “I can’t predict what future people in my position are going to do,” Khan said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Khan’s comments come as Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg have made apparent efforts to cu…

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FTC chair hopes Amazon, Facebook won’t get ‘sweetheart deal’ from Trump in antitrust cases

The Chair of the FTC is expressing growing concerns about pending antitrust lawsuits against tech giants as days for Donald Trump’s entry into the White House near. Lina Khan shared how she hoped Amazon and Meta would be justly dealt with in regards to antitrust lawsuits and they would not be pardoned after Trump’s entry as head of state. The news comes as speculations grow related to the new Trump administration offering a softer side to both A…

Meta looking for ‘sweetheart deal’ with Trump: FTC chair

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