Re:Why I’m Resigning as an FTC Commissioner
by alphaomegacode on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @04:29PM
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Hmm.
A commissioner appointed by Trump finds everything objectionable and makes outlandish claims when she can't emasculate the FTC?
That might very well surprise no one.
Re:Why I’m Resigning as an FTC Commissioner
by kevviiinn on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @03:46PM
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I keep seeing people post three asterisks. What does it mean or why are people doing it?
Re:Why I’m Resigning as an FTC Commissioner
by anigbrowl on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @03:48PM
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I don't know what you are referring to. If you're talking about the ellipses ('...') at the end of the URLs, HN truncates long URLs for display automatically, but doesn't alter the destination.
Re:Why I’m Resigning as an FTC Commissioner
by Baljhin on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @04:40PM
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Re:Why I’m Resigning as an FTC Commissioner
by wrineha2 on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @12:07AM
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That first citation was partly written by Hal Singer. Singer was one of the key witnesses (ie economists) in the recent Within case and the courts basically rejected his theories outright. When I’ve got more time tomorrow I’ll post some of the other material that this piece doesn’t cite. The data isn’t as clean as this piece would suggest. In short, there is a big debate in economics about all of the items that they cite.
I would also look into this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/07/13/ftc-lin.... I often disagree with Commissioner Wilson but she has a point. The entire agency has shifted due to Chair Khan.
Anyway, it's possible this is a strategic response to the Biden administration's re-nomination of (Democratic) Cmmr. Rebecca Slaughter yesterday.
Here is some reasonably even-handed context on the opposing philosophical views at the FTC: https://prospect.org/economy/dont-say-new-brandeisians-reply...
This extremely opinionated thread is nevertheless a useful collection of contested issues during Wilson's tenure (but I would not advise relying on the twitter user's summaries of those issues): https://twitter.com/matthewstoller/status/162555187509223014...
Meta has been seeking the recusal of Lina Khan since summer 2021, arguing that her prior advocacy of antitrust action against Meta (as opinion, rather than in service of a competitor) disqualifies her from overseeing the case. Wilson also argues in this op-ed that Khan cannot be an objective judge of the case, but given that the FTC is suing Meta in federal court, it's not clear whether jurisprudential standards should apply here.