Leading Big Tech critic joins Biden White House, signaling confrontational approach

By Nihal Krishan

Published March 5, 2021 3:54pm ET

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Leading Big Tech critic joins Biden White House, signaling confrontational approach — The problem facing the Republican-led Federal Communications Commission, which will vote on net neutrality next month, is whether it can properly justify the drastic swerve in federal policy, according to Tim Wu. Wu, a professor at Columbia Law School, also coined the term "net neutrality." | (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

President Biden announced on Friday that Tim Wu, a Columbia University law professor and one of the loudest critics of Big Tech’s powers, will join the White House.

Wu’s appointment suggests that the Biden administration will push for aggressive action to curb the size and influence of Big Tech companies such as Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple by working with Congress on antitrust legislation and influencing federal regulators.

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