Tim Wu has joined the White House as part of the National Economic Council.
Wu is known as a staunch critic of big tech, indicating Joe Biden may be setting his sights on companies like Apple.
A staunch critic of big tech, Tim Wu, has joined the White House as part of the National Economic Council, in a move that could spell trouble for Apple.
With antitrust suits raging around Apple, its App Store, and how developers distribute software on iPhone 12, the move is being painted by some that President Joe Biden has his sights set on big tech. From NYT:
A Leading Critic of Big Tech Will Join the White House
Tim Wu’s appointment to the National Economic Council signals a confrontational approach by the Biden administration.
Tim Wu, a Columbia law professor, was named a special assistant to the president for technology and competition policy on Friday.Credit.Valerie Chiang for The New York Times
March 5, 2021
WASHINGTON President Biden on Friday named Tim Wu, a Columbia University law professor, to the National Economic Council as a special assistant to the president for technology and competition policy, putting one of the most outspoken critics of Big Tech’s power into the administration.
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President-elect Joseph R. Biden named additional members to the incoming National Economic Council on Monday, including a former adviser to Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts who has been serving on a congressional panel overseeing the implementation of COVID-19 relief.
Mr. Biden named David Kamin, a professor at the New York University School of Law, as deputy director of the NEC. Mr. Kamin was also a special assistant to the president for economic policy during the Obama administration.
Mr. Biden named Bharat Ramamurti, the top economic adviser to Ms. Warren for her 2020 presidential campaign, as NEC deputy director for financial reform and consumer protection.