Republicans attack FTC chair and big tech critic Lina Khan at House hearing
by Mary Yang in Washington from Technology | The Guardian on (#6CYW8)
Khan accused of giving herself unchecked power' by taking aggressive steps to regulate big tech firms such as Twitter
Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, faced a grueling four hours of questioning during a House judiciary committee oversight hearing on Thursday.
Republicans criticized Khan - an outspoken critic of big tech - for mismanagement" and for politicizing" legal action against large companies such as Twitter and Google as head of the powerful antitrust agency.
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