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Lina Khan

Lina Khan

Former Chair, Federal Trade Commission (2021-2025)

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Federal Trade Commission's expanded merger notification rules face legal challenge

Rule Changes

Former Chair, Federal Trade Commission (2021-2025) - Resigned January 2025 after Trump's inauguration

The Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification form went largely unchanged for 48 years. When the Federal Trade Commission tripled its compliance burden in 2024, business groups suedβ€”and a Texas federal judge just agreed with them.

Updated Feb 18

The great AI deregulation

Rule Changes

Former FTC Chair - Resigned January 21, 2025

The FTC just tore up its own rulebook. On December 22, 2025, the agency voted 2-0 to reverse a year-old enforcement action against Rytr, an AI writing tool accused of enabling fake reviews. The reason? The original case 'unduly burdens AI innovation' and violates Trump's AI Action Plan. Yet on the same day, the agency sent warning letters to 10 companies for suspected fake review violations, threatening civil penalties up to $53,088 per violation.

Updated Dec 29, 2025