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Slaughter Named Acting FTC Chair

By Christopher Stern
· · Source: Reuters

The Biden administration has tapped Rebecca Slaughter to be the acting chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Reuters reported. Slaughter, a Democrat, who is currently a sitting FTC commissioner, has been one of big tech’s most vocal critics at the agency. In 2019, Slaughter dissented from the FTC’s decision to fine Facebook a record-breaking $5 billion for privacy violations, saying the...

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