Overview

• Lina Khan, outgoing FTC Chair, urged her successor not to reach lenient settlements with Amazon and Meta in ongoing antitrust lawsuits.
• Khan highlighted the FTC's progress in litigations accusing Amazon and Meta of anticompetitive practices to maintain monopoly power.
• Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg have made significant efforts to build ties with President-elect Trump, including $1 million donations to his inauguration fund and visits to Mar-a-Lago.
• Meta has taken steps aligning with Trump's allies, such as appointing Dana White to its board and replacing its fact-checking system with a community-driven model similar to Musk's X.
• President-elect Trump has nominated FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to replace Khan, who has been known for her aggressive stance on antitrust enforcement.