{"id":490848,"date":"2022-09-07T00:22:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T21:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/svetlana-gans-leading-ftc-candidate-has-big-tech-ties-insiders\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T00:22:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T21:22:59","slug":"svetlana-gans-leading-ftc-candidate-has-big-tech-ties-insiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/svetlana-gans-leading-ftc-candidate-has-big-tech-ties-insiders\/","title":{"rendered":"#Svetlana Gans, leading FTC candidate, has Big Tech ties: insiders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a337872ebd7f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a337872ebd7f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/svetlana-gans-leading-ftc-candidate-has-big-tech-ties-insiders\/#%E2%80%9CSvetlana_Gans_leading_FTC_candidate_has_Big_Tech_ties_insiders%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Svetlana Gans, leading FTC candidate, has Big Tech ties: insiders&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSvetlana_Gans_leading_FTC_candidate_has_Big_Tech_ties_insiders%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Svetlana Gans, leading FTC candidate, has Big Tech ties: insiders&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The leading candidate for the soon-to-open regulator slot at the Federal Trade Commission has a long history of working to push Big Tech\u2019s agenda, The Post has learned. <\/p>\n<p>Svetlana Gans, a partner at law firm Gibson Dunn, has been quietly meeting with leading Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Senator Mitch McConnel, about taking on the role of FTC commissioner, according to sources. <\/p>\n<p>Gibson Dunn\u2019s clients have included <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, Google and Amazon. Gans also had a stint with The Internet and Television Association, where she worked with major cable and telecom companies. <\/p>\n<p>In a Wall Street Journal op-ed penned by Gans, she argued the Supreme Court had a legal basis to strike down much of the FTC\u2019s objectives under progressive Chair Lina Khan.   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the FTC advances its aggressive agenda, there\u2019s a distinct possibility it will end up restricting not American business but the FTC itself,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ftc-may-test-the-courts-limits-meta-lina-khan-roberts-nondelegation-major-questions-enforcement-authority-humphreys-executor-administrative-law-noncompete-11659979935\">Gans wrote with Eugene Scalia<\/a>, former Secretary of Education and the son of late Justice Antonin Scalia.<\/p>\n<p>Gans worked for nearly a decade as chief of staff for Republican FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen, who many viewed as slow-walking regulation on Big Tech. Ohlhausen left the FTC in 2018 to take on work at Baker Botts, where she is currently representing Amazon in an FTC investigation, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Gans did not respond to a request for comment. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/lina-khan.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Lina Khan\" class=\"wp-image-23754509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/lina-khan.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/lina-khan.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/lina-khan.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lina Khan, the ultra-progressive FTC chair, is aiming to crack down on Big Tech companies.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gans\u2019 track record \u2014 combined with her recent op-ed \u2014 are raising eyebrows among conservatives who are worried she may have no qualms with Big Tech\u2019s influence. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSvetlana Gans would be an absolute disaster for Republicans that want to hold Big Tech accountable. She has a history of friendliness with Big Tech, and works for a law firm that represents Facebook,\u201d a former Senate Judiciary aide told The Post. \u201cConservative groups will oppose her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gans has not been nominated but she is seen as the likely pick for the FTC after Noah Phillips, one of two Republican-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed FTC commissioners, announced his plans to leave this fall, according to insiders.<\/p>\n<p>While his departure won\u2019t change the Democratic majority, a pro-tech pick could stall or complicate Khan\u2019s efforts to crack down on companies like Facebook and Google. <\/p>\n<p>The FTC, which is tasked with protecting the public from unfair business practices, is comprised of five members \u2014 with no more than three of the five regulators hailing from the same political party at one time.<\/p>\n<p>The president appoints the FTC chair and nominates a candidate if a commissioner in the majority leaves. The top senator from the minority party, in this case McConnell, nominates a candidate if a commissioner in the minority leaves.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ftc.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"FTC office in DC\" class=\"wp-image-23756322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ftc.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ftc.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ftc.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gans has not been nominated but is seen as the likely pick to replace Noah Phillips when he leaves this, insiders say.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A spokesperson for McConnell declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>Those with knowledge of the FTC process worry Gans will slow down or impede the agency\u2019s ability to regulate Big Tech. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of ways that people who like Big Tech could muddy the waters,\u201d an insider told The Post. \u201cThere\u2019s a point where she may be in the majority at the FTC and that would really hurt the agenda.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Gans\u2019 husband, Jon Gans,\u00a0is also closely allied with tech companies. He previously lobbied for Apple and is now working for Microsoft at his brother\u2019s lobbying firm Polaris Consulting. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/noah-phillips.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Noah Phillips\" class=\"wp-image-23754559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/noah-phillips.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/noah-phillips.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/noah-phillips.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Noah Phillips is leaving the FTC this fall.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want a Big Tech shill. We don\u2019t want someone who\u2019s made a career out of boosting the largest companies in the world,\u201d Jon Schweppe, policy director at American Principles Project, told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want someone who will be tough, but fair \u2014 someone who will be skeptical of Big Tech\u2019s concentrated power and willing to crack down on Big Tech\u2019s anti-competitive behavior,\u201d he added.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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