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The first open meeting of the F.T.C. under Lina Khan starts with political sparks.

Daily Business Briefing

July 1, 2021Updated 

July 1, 2021, 11:35 p.m. ET

July 1, 2021, 11:35 p.m. ET

Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, is one of the foremost critics of Big Tech.
Credit…Pool photo by Graeme Jennings

Lina Khan’s first meeting of the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday revealed political friction and previewed the likely partisan battles to come. Ms. Khan took over as chair last month and made the agency’s monthly meetings open to the public, a major change.

Ms. Khan opened the meeting with a brief statement about the importance of transparency