WASHINGTON – United States President Joe Biden has named Pakistani-originLina Khan, a Big Tech critic, as the Commissioner of the Federal TradeCommission (FTC).
Reports in international media cited that the 32-year-old was sworn in asthe FTC Chair hours after being confirmed by the Senate as one of the fivemembers of the governing body while surpassing other nominees.
The role of Khan is a hugely potent one, which protects consumers from badbusiness practices and companies from unfair rivalry. Lina is a lawprofessor at Columbia University who is an anti-trust icon on themonopolistic practices of big tech companies.
She also holds the title of being the youngest chair in the history of thefederal antitrust watchdog.
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Expressing gratitude over the appointment, the Pakistani origin Americantook to her official handle where she wrote ‘It’s a tremendous honor tohave been selected by President Biden to lead the Federal Trade Commission,I look forward to upholding this mission with vigor and serving theAmerican public’.
