Biden is loading up his administration with Big Tech's most prominent critics
Nearly two months into his presidency, it’s finally becoming clear how Joe Biden plans to approach the tech sector. And it’s looking far different from the approach under the Obama administration.
The selection of two major critics of the Big Tech companies, Lina Khan and Tim Wu, for key roles in the administration seems to signal that Biden is serious about taking a tough look at giants such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The latter two of those companies are already facing federal antitrust lawsuits filed under the previous administration.
Biden’s reported selection of Khan as a nominee to the Federal Trade Commission leaves little room for doubt that the administration hopes to see robust enforcement of antitrust laws and other regulations in the tech space. Politico reported Tuesday that the administration is in the late stages of vetting the nominee, citing sources. A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on the report.
Before taking her current role teaching law students at Columbia University, Khan worked for the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, helping to compile the nearly 450-page report accusing the four tech giants of maintaining monopoly power and suggesting a major overhaul of the antitrust laws and their enforcement.
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