Anti-monopoly advocates and liberals are enthused by the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to give itself more authority to create and enforce new rules that could hold Big Tech companies accountable for anti-competitive behavior, even without help from Congress.
The trade commission, which has broad authority over antitrust and consumer protection issues, will create a new group to strengthen current rules and create new ones, acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter said in a statement Thursday.
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