'Out and out brawl': AOC threatens billionaires playing 'footsie' with Harris ticket
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Out and out brawl': AOC threatens billionaires playing 'footsie' with Harris ticket

Raw Story  

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to X on Wednesday with a stark message for billionaires: Just because you support the Democratic ticket, doesn't mean that its policy and hiring choices are for sale. "Let me make this clear, since billionaires have been trying to play footsie with the ticket: Anyone goes near Lina Khan and there will be an out and out brawl. Technology and entertainment billionaire Mark Cuban, a surrogate for the Harris campaign, has nudged Harris to choose someone else for FTC chair if elected, saying, "By trying to break up the biggest tech companies, you risk our ability to be the best in artificial intelligence." Another wealthy executive, Expedia owner Barry Diller, has called Khan a "dope" who opposes "almost anything" business leaders support — and he notably owns companies the FTC is investigating.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threatens ‘out and out brawl’ with Harris’s billionaire backers
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threatens ‘out and out brawl’ with Harris’s billionaire backers

The Telegraph  

Her relentless campaign against alleged breaches of competition law has earned the ire of technology investors and Silicon Valley executives, who have accused her of “waging war” on the sector. In response, Ms Ocasio-Cortez, the firebrand New York congresswoman, claimed billionaires were “trying to play footsie with the ticket”. It would be terrible leadership to remove her.” Bernie Sanders, the …

Lina Khan is taking swings at Big Tech as FTC chair, and changing how it does business
2 years ago

Lina Khan is taking swings at Big Tech as FTC chair, and changing how it does business

NPR  

Lina Khan is taking swings at Big Tech as FTC chair, and changing how it does business Enlarge this image toggle caption Pool/Getty Images Pool/Getty Images When Lina Khan came in as chair of the Federal Trade Commission in 2021, she came in swinging. Farrar said Khan's work at the agency has included deterring companies from "anticompetitive business practices" and …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Silicon Valley giant’s dominance ‘unsustainable’ after newsroom layoffs
6 years, 2 months ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Silicon Valley giant’s dominance ‘unsustainable’ after newsroom layoffs

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has quickly become one of Washington’s most prolific social media users, but this weekend the New York freshman said Silicon Valley companies had too much power and that “the current monopoly trend is societally and economically unsustainable.” Ocasio-Cortez’s comments came in the aftermath of layoffs at a number of number of …

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