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- All-In Podcast1h 28m
E36: New FTC Chair, breaking up big tech, government silent spying, Jon Stewart, wildfires & more
Jon Stewart, Chamath, Calacanis, Friedberg, Lina Khan, Stephen Colbert, Obama, David Sacks
FTC Commissioner Lina Khan was confirmed by a 69-28 Senate vote, initiating a policy shift from consumer welfare standards to market power analysis that targets major platforms like Amazon and Google with structural breakups. While experts Sacks and Thiel agree that monopolies threaten innovation and competition, they debate whether this new regulatory approach risks hyper-politicization or effectively liberates human capital for startups. The discussion further spans urgent civil liberties concerns regarding secret DOJ subpoenas against tech firms, allegations of pandemic-era censorship double standards, and the critical need for controlled burns to manage California's record-breaking wildfire crisis.