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The quote says that the main responsibility of antitrust enforcement is to keep markets competitive. It also says mergers should be stopped when they reduce competition in a way that is not lawful.
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Originally said in English.
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About Lina Khan
Pakistani-British-American legal scholar, FTC chair from 2021 to 2025
Lina Maliha Khan is a Pakistani-British-American legal scholar and regulator who served as chair of the Federal Trade Commission from 2021 to 2025. She is also an associate professor at Columbia Law School. Khan is known for her work on antitrust and competition policy, and for helping shape debates over the power of large firms and the role of government oversight. Her writing and public statements often focus on market concentration, regulation, and how legal rules affect competition.
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