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Facebook has officially filed a petition on July 15 to have the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC chairwoman Lina Khan recused from the agency s ongoing antitrust lawsuit against the social media giant.
Facebook Wants FTC Chair Removed
Facebook argued in its petition that FTC chairwoman Khan had made public statements accusing the company of band conduct that is deemed as a violation of the antitrust law.
Facebook said that Khan s personal judgment towards the company should be enough grounds for recusal as she has already made up her mind about the company s liability in the case.
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The European Union Commission and the United Kingdom regulators launched its antitrust investigation against Facebook. Both are collaborating to know more about the control of the social media giant in its classified ads through its Marketplace service.
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 28: CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg appears on a monitor as he testifies remotely during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing Does Section 230 s Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior? , on Capitol Hill, October 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey; CEO of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google LLC, Sundar Pichai; and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg all testified virtually at the hearing. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act guarantees that tech companies can not be sued for content on their platforms, but the Justice Department has suggested limiting this legislation.