Lina Khan is taking swings at Big Tech as FTC chair, and changing how it does business

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Lina Khan, as nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on April 21, 2021. Pool/Getty Images

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When Lina Khan came in as chair of the Federal Trade Commission in 2021, she came in swinging.

The young law professor and antitrust expert vowed to shake things up at a regulator many people don’t even think about – the FTC is essentially the government’s watchdog for

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