Lina Khan - FTC Chair on Amazon Antitrust Lawsuit & AI Oversight | The Daily Show

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan joins Jon Stewart to discuss her work with the “small but mighty” government agency in protecting Americans against unfair business practices. They discuss the agency’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, successes within the healthcare industry, and if there’s an arms race between tech companies to wield control over artificial intelligence. #DailyShow #JonStewart #FTC
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[@jakobmeir8611]

Why don't we have presidential candidates like this woman?

[@sainttodd11]

People like her have better things to do than join a foodfight.

[@zufalllx]

Because she's not an idiot.

[@trevorjones3530]

Imagine...this Lady trying to save you from the corporations...and then the people went and vote for Trump, MTG and Boobert. I can not imagine her frustration!

[@verbosedy9947]

@@zufalllx You're not wrong. :(

[@milesbenham]

If apple doesn’t want her on a podcast…imagine the corporate donor power any opponent of hers would get.

[@shubniggurath6464]

This woman's communication skills are amazing. She is always answering the exact question that is asked, no unnecessary rhetoric, transparent vocabulary. Normally I go into these interviews prepared to wade through swamps of verbiage.

[@aaronsuever4362]

Yes, I was impressed by that too! It’s not easy to do that, but she made it look easy.

[@NWJF]

Credit to them both. However this interview was carefully rehearsed. I applaud her efforts and the efforts of the commission but most of what she said was rather predictable.

[@JillKnapp]

​@@NWJF How do you know it was carefully rehearsed? (Asking sincerely.)

[@NWJF]

@@JillKnapp her replies sounded rehearsed. They did not sound conversational, they sounded prepared and contrived. Particularly her cadence and the use of certain cliches as "the American people". Phrases like this are not, to me, casual vernacular, rather they are very "safe" and "appealing". Such is language when you write a speech or, prepare taking points.

[@xxiem]

Stewart's joke, "you don't have to comment on that--just nod," makes me think he's poking fun at the agency requesting to stay 100% on script, or something.

[@TheReddaredevil223]

Lina Khan is one of the best examples of a public servant working hard and doing the right thing.

[@Lon.BedStuyforLife]

💯💯👍🏽👍🏽

[@mpkid1]

in what world? she’s lost every single antitrust case she’s brought and they’ve been completely incoherent. all that while there are real antitrust issues that are not being scrutinized

[@Slurpy2k8]

No, she isn't. She's trying to make a name for herself. Nothing she's done is "for the american people".

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

Working hard without knowing what the right thing is... I don't know about recently but early on, her stuff was just getting thrown out of court for being politically motivated nonsense.

[@z5m2]

Doing the right thing? Waste tax payer dollars by attacking simple bigness and not customer harm? Massive losing record. FYI some industries NEED bigness - Google Nvidia to find an example. You want the US to be competitive moving forward, u need bigness

[@MikeyDonios]

I never thought I'd root for a governmental agency as much as I do for Lina Kahn and the FTC.

[@brandiwilliams201]

Man, the poise on this woman when Jon says they wouldn’t let her on the podcast. She knows exactly why. Love it.

[@Pats-Garage]

I can assure you lawyers do not accept Monopoly money😂

[@21972012145525]

I'm so glad he called apple out. We knew they were stopping him from saying something that's why he left!

[@seanpatrick1243]

@@Pats-Garage what’s your point ?

[@seanpatrick1243]

This shows how important your vote for President is. You are voting for an entire Administration.

[@ctdieselnut]

​@@seanpatrick1243 is it just me, or do many people not take elections seriously at all? I'm so sick of reading comments that are nothing more than trash talk, as if they're discussing a football team. It's not a roast, it's about policy. It's not about personalities, the best one liners, or who you would want to have a beer with, it's about competence in a given position. President is the main aspect, but all the appointees are another not insignificant kettle of fish. FWIW, I like this FTC chair. Seems impressive imo. Hopefully her record matches her rhetoric.

[@prancey227]

Massive massive props to Jon for continuing this after Apple canceled his show for wanting to interview her and do a piece on AI, and I am grateful that Comedy Central allows it

[@alexgriffin6785]

One of the ultimate rules of comedy is hard truths! You might not always hear what you want but it'll entertain you and make you think

[@enrique145]

They also canceled the show because he was going to talk about China. Apple (the same company that bases its marketing on customer privacy) can't let their Chinese masters get upset.

[@josephpierre2827]

That's what the best and the brightest looks like Murica, dont be afraid.

[@jaefrmbk2k]

indeed

[@GrimBTemplar]

It's funny how some of the least censored news in America is aired on Comedy Central... Lol

[@ArnavSinner93]

What a well-spoken, well-informed, competent leader!

[@PhilipMarcYT]

Yes, so well spoken she always starts with "look." 🤪

[@fartnloud7411]

​@@PhilipMarcYT Is that the best you could come up with? "OH no she said "look" "

[@babybirdhome]

@@PhilipMarcYT Literally every single person has linguistic quirks like that. Just because you don't see them doesn't mean they don't. It only means you're more blind to it than other people are.

[@DapperDanLovesYou]

What a phenomenally engaging interview, and what a fantastic display from the FTC Chair! She definitely sounds like the right person for the job!

[@Tundra1428]

As an American, I'd vote for this sort of discourse again and again. We need people like Jon and Lina Khan.

[@shiddykiddy-lp4dz]

Democrats 👍

[@edwinsoto6932]

​@@shiddykiddy-lp4dz Well, the right kind of Democrat. After all, Clinton and Obama were corporate-friendly and maintained the Reagan-Bork model Khan criticizes in the interview, and Schumer has done everything in his power (which is a lot) to stop new antitrust bills.

[@nav579]

I thought he was way too soft on her. The FTC has been allowing corporate consolidation for decades, with some weak argument of “focusing on behaviors.”

[@jacobmartin8896]

@@nav579 Lina Khan is 35 years old and has been FTC chair for 3 years. The idea that Jon should have focused on "decades of corporate consolidation" that didn't occur under her watch, rather than what she is doing, and what "we" can do to help her, does not make any sense to me. You know how we got to this corporate oligarchy? By focusing on how bad and incompetent the "government" is, convincing ourselves that a hands off approach is better (as Lina repeatedly mentioned), then being shocked when things got even worse after the supreme court legalized bribery with Citizen's United. Idk man, just really think it's a dumb critique from you if your bigger picture goal is addressing this issue.

[@gordoloboalbondigas]

Thank you

[@agalleyne]

Khan is undeniably, outstandingly brilliant. Everyone should be thankful someone like her chose to work in the public rather than the private sector.

[@user-cn8nu6lq4w]

? She seems smart enough, but undeniably, outstandingly brilliant? How do you figure?

[@jadcb159]

@@user-cn8nu6lq4w Every response started with "Look." She is anything but brilliant.

[@bigbusiness7035]

Buddy this is rehearsed.

[@user-cn8nu6lq4w]

@@jadcb159 I mean I think that was just nervousness. She's clearly competent though.

[@nicholase2868]

@@jadcb159 every response was insightful. Are you gonna hate because she uses a very common speaking pattern?

[@eken81]

I am not American, but I must say that I love her. Because what you do also affect people outside of the US. 20:25. On the political power to change things. I am a bit afraid what money in politics will do. I hope for politicians who don't sell their soul to the biggest spender. But work for the people.

[@yonatanspira9773]

Afraid of what money in politics WILL do? You’re either very late to the party or hopelessly optimistic about politics in the past few decades.

[@szahmad2416]

@@yonatanspira9773 as he said, he's not American.

[@Purplegreen45]

lobbying is legal and a cancer to society for decades now

[@rwags6848]

⁠@@yonatanspira9773You need to qualify Party and Politics with “American”. The rest of the developed world have quite stringent rules re buying-politicians / conflicts of interest / insider-trading… and immediate consequences !

[@eponymousIme]

>> hope for politicians who don't sell their soul to the biggest spender. But work for the people.

[@banagan4604]

As a small business seller on Amazon since 2014, I can concur. Amazon's fees and practices are crazy, especially new fees they rolled out recently. Nice to see its actually being mentioned.

[@matthewhunt1674]

What *should* Amazon charge small businesses for the services it provides? Lina Khan says here that "some small businesses have to pay one out of every two dollars to Amazon," without indicating what her agency has evaluated would be a more reasonable price for the value that Amazon provides. While the cited cost may indeed be too much, Khan is not making an argument here at all, and certainly not a quantitative one. I imagine that such arguments are made in the law suit. Rather than relying on us all to just agree that this sounds like too much without any real context, I wish she would have used this platform to make a data-based argument. Absent that, this is (a) not persuasive and (b) a poor job by Stewart asking anything resembling a tough question.

[@heavyhauler426]

​@matthewhunt1674 Usually, when a retailer or platform is greedy, the average rate they take would be about 30%. That's 60 cents per $2 or 30 cents on the dollar. Other platforms can offer 20% or 12%. Average commission for a realtor is about 6%. The point is, sellers should be able to look for a platform with a lower rate without sacrificing their customer base. Amazon is so big that other platforms seem obscure and illegitimate. Amazon has taken advantage of this perception to raise their prices which is not only illegal, it's harmful to their customers who are both the consumers and distributors.

[@eugenekim9961]

Raising the fees is not even the most egregious part of Amazon business practices. When a small business releases products that are trending, they find an alternative to make themselves, start competing with them, and drive them out of business.

[@heavyhauler426]

@eugenekim9961 Borderline patent infringement, but small businesses don't have the money or the time to fight with Amazon about that.

[@banagan4604]

@@eugenekim9961 Yes, happens all the time.

[@thinkingenglish1175]

We are so lucky to have people like Lina Khan in public service

[@ziggylasvegas8727]

She is a menace to society. The only one worse is the Orange Orangutan

[@Ten8sious]

She nose a lot.

[@johnsmith-cw3wo]

@@guenaeltheone8242 is true... americans constantly voted for FREE MARKET right wing capitalism. rules and regulations are COMMUNIST !

[@DodongoManoof]

Are we?

[@GingerBuffalo]

Have you looked at her record of leadership? She's a disaster. She's lost most of her cases in court. She leads with a purely ideological bend and rarely comes with a well constructed argument. We need an FTC that uses resources effectively to regulate markets, not inhibit them.

[@paulwarner2432]

Several times, it looked like Lina wanted to laugh at Jon's jokes or affirm his incisive commentary, but she was able to keep it professional. But I don't blame her one bit for laughing or nodding in affirmation when she did. These are the kinds of quality interviews that we need more of in television. Educational, constructively critical, and even some humor in the right context. A truly human conversation.

[@muzysaybum]

Well said, man.

[@thegoldengatesound]

Poised and sharp. I was happy when she was nominated, she hasn’t disappointed. We need more Lina Khan’s in government

[@3TNT3]

She will, undoubtedly, be one of the very first people Dump will oust. And, most likely, on day one.

[@willn7648]

I was a public health nurse during CoViD, charged with investigating outbreaks in corporations and investigation/ensuring they were following public health policies or closing if need be if the company posed a massive health hazard. We were not allowed to investigate deeply (no close contacts, no histories, no lists of known sick people) into Amazon buildings. Expectations all other businesses were expected to give us under penalty of law. We were given a point person who worked for Amazon that we relayed information to, who was given the authority to self-investigate their own policies. Reports to authority agencies when it was blatantly obvious they did not abide by laws went unanswered.

[@nairocamilo]

Cyberpunk is here, people don't want to see it

[@yolobuttrill]

Sooo corrupt ☠️☠️☠️

[@z5m2]

U talking about fulfillment centers; the ones delivering goods to the populace that were under lock down rules? Those were deemed strategically important and likely had different oversight. Just because you didn't keep watch over the company doesn't mean no one did!

[@3TNT3]

​@@z5m2 Doesn't mean anyone diddddddd, either. And, I'll bet there weren't. You're soooooooo Naive if you Truuuly don't see that maaaaaajor corruption iszzzz, by far, the more likely answer. I suspect you're either a bot, deployed to confuse, obfuscate, and cover up for big time corruption, or an actual person doing the same.

[@3TNT3]

​@@z5m2And what, you accccctually belieeeeeeeve that Amazon had genuine, sincere, honest, objective oversight of **itself**????? Wowwwww, you muuuuuuust be joking.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

Knew a guy who owned a small store in my hometown. When Walmart came into the next town over. I noticed his store had less in it. When I asked him about it. He said that some of his suppliers were forced to make an exclusive deal with Walmart to sell there. They had to sign a contract stating that they would only sell to Walmart. They were able to sell more product that way. But my friend couldn't get products for his store. Within a few months, his store was almost empty. He had no suppliers. Because they were all selling to Walmart. Within 6 months, his store was closed. And Walmart is in the next town over. You have to drive across the bridge and a few miles down the highway. His store was within walking distance from a lot of people

[@RevShifty]

That exact same thing has happened countless times, all over the country. A lot of businesses are forced to sign exclusive deals for Walmart if they want to be carried in those stores. It was Walmart who ended companies like RCA and Phillips, because of those exclusivity deals. They're nasty work. And since a majority of their employees are paid so little that they require public assistance, the American taxpayer helps subsidize every last bit of it.

[@pickledragonrebel]

Not unusual unfortunately.

[@thomasraven]

That's just the beginning. I worked for a vendor whose primary customer was Walmart. Once they had the exclusivity deals in place, they had ultimate power over the vendor. They decided what the company did, what it sold, what prices Walmart would pay, etc. The company became a de facto arm of Walmart in everything but name and they eventually went out of business completely.

[@dawnanderson3466]

I'm so sorry to hear that. Not surprised, though. People need to remember that every purchase is a vote.

[@jromedj22]

By the time regulators get to understand those stuff the damage is already done.

[@tyu3456]

Ah, so that's why he left Apple 😄. Kudos to Jon for being unafraid to talk about it.

[@regtiangha]

Yep. He wanted to do an episode on AI and one on China and Apple said no to both.

[@joesmith4443]

@@regtianghaApple didn’t want Jon Stewart to ‘Think Different’ 🤣

[@amissasada]

I once worked in the corporate office for an electronics retailer, doing due diligence for regulations stuff. Y'know, CYA. I needed an MSDS (material safety data sheet) for the battery of the iPod, the FCC Declaration of Conformity (a one page document) and the UL Listing report. There are no trade secrets in these documents and I sent a request to my contact with Apple requesting these documents. They declared them confidential documents and would not send them to me. I asked again, stating that we needed to cover our liability too and just wanted to ensure our due diligence was done. Nope, these are confidential documents that they will not send to me. So I went to Apple's website and downloaded the MSDS for the battery in the iPod. Then I emailed them, stating that I got the "confidential" MSDS from their website, and I downloaded the UL Listing from UL's website (although I still needed the report), and would you please send me the one page FCC DoC page? I didn't make any friends and I never got the other two documents we needed for our due diligence, but I was left with the impression that in general the company was a pain with which to work, declaring everything "confidential" regardless of the actual sensitivity. I just imagine what the employee NDA looks like. 🤯🤯

[@jonomacd]

@@regtiangha That is really bad... Like makes me lose a LOT of trust in Apple bad...

[@Brewsy92]

​@@jonomacdwith all due respect, you should not have had that much trust for them to begin with 😉 I get what you're saying and not meaning this to insult you, but yeah, big companies almost always bad.

[@user-sc9qm2md4d]

Ms Khan is a generational talent and I'm glad she got a moment to show off the important work she's been doing. Interview Jennifer Abruzzo next!

[@andreadaerice]

Lina Khan is my favorite thing about the current administration! I like her far more than any of the other politicians currently serving.

[@Ktown0108]

How smart and professional and witty is Lina? Some people just make my jaw drop.

[@danielgo3898]

Yeah, she’s definitely a jaw-dropper. And that’s before she even flashes her pretty smile. I could’ve listened to this interview go on forever. When Jon asked her “could you stay - forever,” I was thinking, “I know exactly how you feel, Jon.”

[@TikiMast3r]

@@danielgo3898touch grass.

[@user-cn8nu6lq4w]

So look...

[@SusanBrooksYoung]

Lina Khan is remarkable. Kudos to Jon Stewart for having her on his show and giving her adequate time to discuss our current situation regarding monopolies in this country. She's also looking at healthcare monopolies. Not just medical devices and big pharma, but healthcare systems (hospitals, etc.) No wonder big business is after her.

[@UXtatic]

So that's why Jon decided to host the show again.

[@davidwalk31]

What has she done that is remarkable other than spout inaccurate talking points while Jon panders to her? Microsoft lawsuit. Failed. Meta lawsuit. Failed. Amazon lawsuit. Will fail spectacularly after wasting countless tax dollars. And they don’t fail because of evil corporate lawyers jamming up cases. They’re slam dunks because every accusation she brings is debunked by the most basic interpretation of the law

[@pikiwiki]

No company should have a monopoly! It should be competitive for all players!

[@MrAAgabriel]

She is remarkable and this was informative. Biden should be touting his ability to appoint competent people bc Trump sure couldn't.

[@MRiedy]

Lina Khan …Utterly incredible! Let’s get her in the Presidency, sooner than later!!

[@Kryojenix]

President is not a be-all, end-all solution for anything in America.

[@1Wilful]

Born in the UK.

[@rudysal1429]

Naw. Let's just find somebody else

[@apbecker]

"She's great at this job, let's put her in a different one!" - You

[@muzysaybum]

Can't be Prez - she was born in the UK.

[@BAshtonS]

I’m so glad that Jon was able to get her on the show.

[@Jjames763]

I’ve been singing Lina’s praises for the last few months! She’s been doing incredibly important work, arguably more impactful than the majority of other Presidential appointees.

[@sandytrunks]

First time hearing Lina Khan speak. RESPECT!

[@ronaldlucas4365]

How?? She lost every lawsuit at the expense of the taxpayers. Her loss record does not deserve praise.

[@jdpro2222]

ronaldlucas: She and FTC out-funded 100 to 1.

[@ronaldlucas4365]

@@jdpro2222 your point. the federal judges some who were appointed by democratic presidents didn’t think she had a strong cases. She lost in the past against Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft. And now she wasting more money to go after Amazon again.

[@earthsystem]

Also, being aggressive means sometimes unfairly losing.

[@SteveGoodwin-ct2eq]

Jon Stewart is THE best interviewer in American media today. How do we get this man a bigger platform?! The country is in such desperate need of him. Also, I was extremely impressed by Lina Khan!

[@jmhorange]

No, we need to ask, how do we get other journalists to follow Jon's lead. Especially with regards to unregulated AI, the media has dropped the ball. Despite the fact that unregulated AI is a threat to their own industry. I am shocked by the softball pieces they do on tech companies and AI. Now we know why. Much of media is owned by tech companies like Apple or corporations chomping at accessing unregulated AI to reduce labor costs, like Disney. So they don't want journalists reporting anything negative about unregulated AI. The only negative stories they'll allow is potential killer robot stories to distract us. That needs to change, it shows how monopolistic and powerful these corporations are today when they shape the news like this.

[@1zymn1]

What I gleaned from this video is that the bigger platform Jon has, the more they want to censor him.

[@theother1281]

Viral distribution.

[@michaelschira2911]

If he is the best then he will naturally receive the most viewers over time on this platform

[@jessiecabrera8171]

Because they try to censor him, Comedy Central lets him run it how ever he wants..

[@RevAWSEsq]

Well look, I now feel we have an actual ADVOCATE in the administration. Also - thank you so much Jon Stewart for your great questions and allowing actual answers. THIS is a great political conversation.

[@pnwtechie9146]

"so look" is my new catch phrase

[@Neanderthal75]

Well, she is not like a show host or media figure so she maybe not used to speak so much publicly.

[@DrDrJoshua]

10:08 The fact that I didn't know a company isn't allowed to buy its biggest competitors says a lot about our current sociopolitical climate. Props to Jon for letting this interview go as long as it needed. So fascinating and important.

[@EASY4V1]

Doesn't stop mergers. Cingular wireless 》AT&T 》 T-Mobile mergers Most predominantly, EA, buying studios and never producing the games that would directly compete with theirs

[@paulk5670]

​@@EASY4V1It *should* have stopped many mergers. The problem is not anything to do with the laws on the books per se (though they could be given a spitshine to make them a bit more polished for the 21st century), but the organized effort by corporate lobbyists to defund and defang the FTC for decades. Laws don't matter if you lack either the resources or the will to try to enforce them, or an unbiased judiciary to rule on them. There's a reason the party of bug business makes such a show of saying how government is inept to justify not letting them spend any money on it. They're creating a self-fulfilling proophecy.

[@EASY4V1]

@paulk5670 hence why, we the people, should implore the government, aka the FTC, to restrict these from happening. It's a free market until it isn't

[@ApexOfThrottle]

It doesn't stop many mergers as others said. The current position is if the company can make a case that merging and consolidating "could" lead to lower prices for of consumers then it's beneficial and goes through. In reality this isn't enforced at all and just in theory for the sake of the merger

[@funfunfun3624]

Si buying Instagram was illegal? And they faced no repercussions?

[@corgeousgeorge]

I'm glad there's an actual younger person in the admin who can keep up with how evil and the tricks of companies.

[@gheller2261]

Yeah, but I have a hard time believing that a lawyer with under 10 years of experience is the best person for a job like this, regardless of how smart and impressive she is.

[@corgeousgeorge]

@gheller2261 nice, she has more than a decade of experience, but I can see your point, you're incorrect , but I can see your point.

[@denisekneteman5546]

This was such an excellent interview - Lina Kahn, what an intelligent, well-spoken and informative segment. The FTC is in great hands under your leadership. Jon Stewart, we need to hear more like this!

[@Dachvidful]

Our trade Secretary is at the top of her game. Man we are lucky as citizens to have her.

[@robertTUBEbrazeau]

Lena Khan is so incredibly sharp. She stay’s on point and never misses a thing, plus she actually wants the questions and has honest and detailed answers.. Very uncommon and very refreshing !

[@RevShifty]

And she doesn't use legalese or sparkly language. She's very clear and concise and stays on point. I love this woman.

[@fredbyoutubing]

I would rather listen to her than any Hollywood stars. I think the general (smart) public wants more of these conversations being talked about.

[@trond-oien]

@@fredbyoutubing Hear, hear!

[@SurferMan127]

Actually, everything she said, illustrates how she’s part of the problem. She’s not worried about the size of companies, she’s just worried about their behavior. So giant corporate behemoths can eat the economy. As long as their customers are treated well? Really? No concern for externalities? She’s actually describing a fundamental shift in FTC enforcement philosophy that has, on-balance, been terrible for this country over half a century.

[@ninalustik33]

We need more people like Lina Khan in our government.

[@shiddykiddy-lp4dz]

That's why we vote for democrats

[@brycehouse3544]

Most people working in government agencies are like Lina Khan. It’s the elected officials that are different. Career civil servants tend to be much more well intentioned and competent than politicians

[@ninalustik33]

So true.@@brycehouse3544

[@dwhamm0]

@@brycehouse3544 They're the only ones that have to pass the security clearances too

[@J.D3130]

Lina khan is a 🤡

[@carloseduardoacostabarrios8162]

This is a great interview between two people who excel in their jobs. Lina Khan, keep doing your great job. People everywhere will benefit from it 🙌🏻.

[@marthadiaz-ortiz2510]

It’s comforting to know we have someone as intelligent as Ms. Kahn sitting as FCC Chair.

[@Quethatguy]

Apple telling him don't bring her on his show he had on there is alarming 🤔

[@UkeCan1]

And then they canceled the show!

[@jdpro2222]

Apple is evil; what would you expect?

[@kittmarie8285]

You got that right! I'm still digesting their audacity!

[@jorgebernalfilms]

@@UkeCan1they didn’t cancel it. Jon simply walked away because of their refusal to allow that topic to be discussed. It was also very sudden. Apple thought they could control him and he simply walked away and did it anyway. Kudos to Jon.

[@eyeseer1]

Apple didn’t earn a $3 trillion dollar corporation worldwide for being honest.

[@rubyquail]

Reminds me of the ONE woman, an FDA medical reviewer, who took on big pharm and got Thalidomide off the market and saved thousands of babies', limbs. You go girl!

[@jeremygeller9145]

A story few Americans know, I only found out about it recently myself

[@reginaldbowls7180]

So look

[@jeremygeller9145]

@@reginaldbowls7180 helpful

[@yashsawarn9050]

Needs more likes

[@bovinityleak2066]

Those deformities gave me nightmares as a child.

[@lam6572]

Lina Khan- a genuine American hero/treasure. Khan is more than talk; she’s about action in the trenches!

[@shanehagan]

Bravo Lina! She navigated Jon’s interview flawlessly.

[@shakeelali20]

It's so weird to see an eloquent, well rounded and truthful government employee in this day and age.

[@mykki.d]

She's 35 and a scholar - we need more educated young people in gov't

[@okpil22]

I would say the vast majority of government employees are like this since they are appointed/hired to be the professional in their field and not worry about re-election. I'm not trying to downplay Lina's work (I'm a huge fan of hers), but for every MTG, there are 1000 government workers in the background working quietly to keep the ship afloat

[@barbaraj6340]

I think most are like this. We just don't see them because they simply do their jobs and go home.

[@elainehewitt6813]

that said, I question how they are getting thru the much of a corrupt government bought and paid for by corporations.

[@ScalperSpecltr]

This lady is sharp! Fresh breath of AIR! So poised and concise in her message! Keep it up Mrs Khan!

[@MAchannel2024]

Unfortunately trump will get rid of her right away

[@MikaelEriksen]

She seriously impressed me with her knowledge, eloquence and integrity. Jon impressed me as well for coming up with the brilliant idea of inviting such an intelligent person to a comedy show.

[@priyaakajedimindtrickdrago1193]

Brilliant and informative interview, thank you. Lina is a real credit to the government, she speaks eloquently, she's clearly very intelligent, she's getting results and she's a total badass.

[@danielblanco208]

It is amazing when you get to see someone as eloquent and professional as this woman. I hope she can make important changes from her trench.

[@melt4769]

So glad that we have a POTUS who recognizes, appreciates and surrounds himself with super-smart, public service oriented people just like Ms. Khan.

[@tamaramartinez-anderson5328]

Exactly! And this should be focus of Biden campaign….don’t vote for Joe - vote for Joe’s (young, smart, focused) team.

[@jonathanroberts3546]

the guy doesnt recognize himself

[@manderson416]

talk to leftists and progressives and they often cite Lina Khan as a reason they will still vote Biden if that is their plan

[@Kryojenix]

She's actually a pretty rare member of the administration that isn't fully tithed to corporations or corporate lobbies. I think they didn't realise how much integrity she has when they appointed her.

[@blackbaptism]

She’s brilliant, and her light shines from within.

[@StephenCobbCISSP]

Lina Khan is an outstanding FTC chair, and kudos to Jon for highlighting her work. But it has to be said that previous chairs, and the agency as a whole, have been doing great work for the past few decades when it comes to addressing the impact of technology and tech companies on consumers. For example, the FTC's efforts to protect consumer privacy and promote data security have been outstanding.

[@MaxwellsDemon9]

I don't think you listened to the interview.

[@GavinSwick]

This is one of the best and most important interviews in recent history. What is talked about here covers the true economic and sociological battle lines of the coming decades. We need more Lina Khans in the government and more Jon Stewarts in the media.

[@realchris]

100% :)

[@charleshartley9597]

1000% :) Look, don't shame me! I came here to write something "brilliant" but so many others have already done so, so this is what I've got. Seriously though, we need more young people like Ms. Khan in government. At least her and others at the FTC (can we get a doubling of the staff there, please??) aren't elected, so we are not reliant on an increasingly under-informed electorate to put them in these important positions.

[@jaysmith8957]

It's amazing. NOBODY is talking about this stuff. Anywhere. And this is the most important stuff to talk about. Period.

[@nutsackmania]

Ok you need to settle down.

[@muzysaybum]

@@nutsackmania - easy there, tiger...let the man speak his mind.

[@joebower6132]

“Curb their excesses for the stability of the American system”. Extremely well said

[@robincastle7641]

This is so necessary. Every time prices at the pump jump overnight, though profits are at record highs and corporations remain stable it is the little guy driving every day who takes the hit. Americans do not have any stability in today’s economy.

[@markbolsover3145]

*great interview, ... thank you for allowing Ms. Khan the space & time to expand, at length, on the (historical & contemporary) problems of regulating monopolies, & many thanks to Ms. Kahn. ...

[@md.wahidulislam7800]

Lina Khan - What a great person!! How great she is fighting the giants!!

[@JW-mw7sr]

This was clear and concise. Excellent discussion. I think this will help many average Americans understand how important this dept is in maintaining our social stability. Reagan was the beginning of the end of a somewhat functional system and now here we are.

[@kittmarie8285]

When Lina said 'Reagan,' I replied to my computer screen, 'That figures!' What a ---- fill in your own descriptor.

[@dirtyfrench2926]

Every time I bring up Reagan and his failed trickle economics plan which let these huge corporations take in such huge profits that they just buy out any competitors I get jumped on by the bootlickers. I blame Reagan for starting it but I blame 99% of politicians in both parties for taking advantage of the situation and having ZERO interest in fixing the problem. That's not even getting into how that same economics plan cut funding to education, infrastructure, social services, and countless other important programs while over funding programs like the military, leo's, and the war on drugs.

[@angelikalindenau943]

Do you hope that many average Americans will watch this? Or any interview of this length?

[@JW-mw7sr]

@@angelikalindenau943 lol...this was fairly short and done in a 'comedy' format. Better chance that more 'average' people will watch than a 3 hr interview.

[@pickledragonrebel]

Ppl forget how important regulations and the depts that enforce them is.

[@indiesongwriter5474]

I really just want Jon Stewart to keep doing the Daily Show

[@ryanvacation7319]

She’s not only tech savvy but sincere in her advocacy for the consumer. We need more people like her in the government

[@erichendry3327]

I am so grateful for this kind of journalism. We deserve public officials who are transparent, but we also deserve media that is willing to give an appropriate platform to these kinds of illuminating discussions. Jon is the best at gently inviting the audience into important conversations about public policy we might otherwise not be inclined to participate in.

[@jessiem.8301]

Ok but to what end. Yay we are constantly seeing the corruption by the rich. We've been seeing it. Black Rock, Big pharma companies, etc, so... what are the American ppl gonna do about it?? Let me guess... a whole lot of nothing.

[@GingerBuffalo]

This isn't journalism, it's a comedy show. You can tell the difference, right?

[@ModernConversations]

Jon Stewart is the smartest man allowed on television.

[@zacharythomas8617]

How smart is that?

[@terry_the_terrible]

John Stewart is smart but not nearly as smart as a lot of other people and not as smart as a lot of other people who hide it better. John Oliver is arguably smarter and has recruited a lot of smart researchers. Penn and Teller are definitely some of the smartest people on TV but only on TV. And there are so many more, Aston Kuchner, Malim Bialik, Nathalie Portman, Conan O'Brian...

[@dougbennett5069]

Dude is well above par in every conversation he's involved in. Very impressive indeed

[@TopGod97]

Top 10 Jew of all time

[@rubenespinoza2015]

Top 5. On Mount Rushmore.

[@lathagowda3844]

Hats off to Ms Khan , 👍🏼👍🏼Confident n Assertive ✏️🤗🤗

[@briansimerl4014]

I definitely need to hear more from Lina Khan.

[@AdalizMColon]

This was a fantastic interview. How she handled every question. She's clearly not only knowledgeable but truly believes in her job. Just fantastic interview A to Z.

[@mistahanansi2264]

She was one of the most amazing guests I’ve ever seen on the show. It makes me happy knowing people like her exist in the world, and props to John Stewart for leaving behind his Apple show so he could instead have her on The Daily Show. 💯

[@tomtheeagle1]

The fact that she is outgunned by capital should scare the living daylights out of you! Hasn't Trump actually threatened her liberty?!

[@sdean1978]

She’s brilliant. Thank goodness some great people decide to work for the gov.

[@realweirdIV]

Just just earned a fan. Incredible work and communication!

[@SortaSora]

"you don't need a formal conspiracy when interests converge." -George Carlin

[@Ali-Aslam]

Was looking for this

[@jeri3794]

So true! He wasn't lying when he talked about the "owners of this country"

[@joesmith4443]

George Carlin had so many memorable quotes but I recent tried to watch one of old hbo special and it’s so dark and bitter… this country broke his heart

[@kkp4297]

she's young. she knows tech, or can easily learn. we need more young leaders like this.

[@Chhesterification]

I'm 54. I work in tech. I love it. I consume it for my profession, I study it in my free time. Age has nothing to do with it.

[@BertoBeats]

100%. She and people like her are our only hope for the future. Without them these geriatric sociopaths will run us all into the ground and it will all be over.

[@BertoBeats]

​@@ChhesterificationAge absolutely has a LOT to do with it. At 54 you're still quite young too, in comparison to the octogenarian freaks that typically hold power.

[@GuybrushK]

That is an ageism.

[@Hiklen]

@@Chhesterification Are you an exception or a rule?

[@DavidMichaelCommer]

So, look! Great interview. Look, she mentioned that the FTC is a small government agency, and that made me wonder why it's so small. Its work is significant and in the interest of American people. Why can't this agency's capacity be expanded to protect consumers and small businesses? And look, I was a little distracted by every response beginning with "So, look!" but otherwise she's excellent and I'd like to hear much more from her and other FTC reps.

[@hildormuthafo]

That was fantastic. Super informative while also entertaining. She's a hero, and its great to see an example of when the government can do right. Have her on again, we need to drive her message home to Americans about the importance of pushing back on monopolies.

[@toddodell70]

Fantastic guest ! ! ! Lina Khan has the rare vision that government is for the people and should protect us.

[@ConnorNolan]

We needed Jon Stewart so badly. I’m so glad to see him back! Comedy Central please do whatever it takes to get him back for another day or two a week!!

[@user-qg5wg9ut2o]

Thank you l, Lina Khan ! ❤🎉

[@seanfaherty]

Remember when the daily show interviewed people who make decisions? Nice to have you back Mr Stewart.

[@Young-Picasso]

This woman is incredible. Happy to see someone like this leading the FTC!

[@jasonschultz9570]

@Lina Khan I'm allergic to bee stings and I can't afford an epi pen. They're $400-800! They've been around forever and save lives. Please work on this one next.

[@jasonschultz9570]

Oh, and here's another one. ALL the utility companies. My electric company didn't change their rates, but they added a $40 per month delivery charge. I mean talk about a monopoly!

[@user-pt3gi5ul2e]

​@@jasonschultz9570 we need to bring back electric co-operatives! And nonprofit hospitals!

[@pcbs5211]

​@@jasonschultz9570 can you change to a competing electricity company?

[@bovinityleak2066]

You can thank senator manchins daughter for that.

[@Chhesterification]

​@@jasonschultz9570cable is worse.

[@mont5584]

Extremely impressive! The youngest Chair of the FTC! Watch and listened to her on other programs, including New York Summit, Stanford, FedSoc, and right off the bat, one could tell Lina M. Kahn is a force to be reckoned with, a strong leader! Totally understand why CEOs are frightened and well they should be! She's the consumer's hero! I hope she stays strong in her convictions. I don't see her being tainted by power or greed. Also, I see a strong woman that will, in her public career, keep fighting for the people not only as Chair of the FTC, but her sights set a little higher!!! What an extremely dedicated intelligent human being!

[@_lrr_]

"There is no inevitable outcome, we are the decision makers." That's the kind of leaders we need!

[@TheYashakami]

It is refreshing to see that a government official is finally addressing the fact that ai and tech companies should be following the laws we already have. Too much discussion on ai is focused on ethics and morality when the reality is that laws are all that matter.

[@jimpalmer792]

"It is refreshing to see that a government official is finally addressing the fact that ai and tech companies should be following the laws we already have". Yep. One problem, though: too little too late to save America. Sad.

[@dianawinett8173]

Agree AND believe that the ethics & morality elements discussion are important as they should underpin the laws we have.

[@ohsteeev]

Thank you for educating the American public on these important issues, and not putting it behind a paywall.

[@teschchr122]

She is absolutely brilliant. We need 100 more just like her!

[@georgecasseus6893]

Lina khan helps all Americans. Right and left. She’s the best. Finally someone going after these greedy soulless organizations

[@Eyeball_Heroin]

She is badass! She does her job. We appreciate the situation and the difficult rich people who actually claimed it’s been this way for all these years why enforce the laws now, this way has been for so long we should ignore the laws and keep letting us take advantage of as we have been.

[@JillKnapp]

We definitely have the right person in this job. Go get 'em, Lina!

[@barryfinnerty3480]

Amazing to finally see an intelligent person doing the job right without popularity all government should be that way

[@californiakayaker]

If you've ever purchased one of those mechanical gadgets with the completely "see through case" that what you got with this interview. I didn't feel any "secrets" were seemingly kept, and felt we got the real deal with it. That said, the topics were complex, and several viewings is my recommendation. And, when she went back to Reagan, I was reminded that we lost most of our business iinfrastructure to China as a result of his policies. We will always, as workers, be paying for that. The only jobs for years are so called fast food jobs and a very few Automotive jobs. Factories were all carted up in mass and moved to China, where they will most likely stay. And, I must also compliment her bravery for coming on this show. This gentleman can be a real tough cookie.

[@YaroShien]

John is so majestic. He heard Lina have a hick up while the audience laughed, he could tell it was getting off track with the jokes and pulled everyone in in 2 jokes and then jumped right back into the interview like a smooth criminal to return to the main cadance. This man needs to be president.

[@goldskygregor]

Nope. No more celebrity presidents. Jon can stick to what he does best 😊

[@rembrandt972ify]

Jon don't want to be pres. If he did, he'd be leading the 2024 race.

[@user-rt9kz7de1w]

Any idiot can be president, I think that's already very clear @@goldskygregor

[@user-mr5rg1dg4i]

Smooth criminal...yep. wondering when his court date is... after all he did the exact same thing as Trump.

[@LanceEnglandSQL]

Nah

[@DougGrinbergs]

3:25 Amazon 50% monopoly tax for small businesses 8:47 tech companies the new oligarchs 16:33 Apple didn't want Khan on Stewart podcast! 17:53 1890 Sherman antitrust law

[@narasimha3679]

This needs to be on top

[@nikolaivista920]

I am so glad J-Stew is back. Even though is only ONE day a week, it is awesome. Everything is right with the world once again!

[@Shane4Bass]

Both of you are a gift to humanity!

[@thefisherking78]

Love listening to smart, competent people talk about stuff that matters

[@DgurlSunshine]

RAN BY DACA CASTE CLOWNS

[@spir5102]

Thank you Jon Stewart! I have been waiting for at least four years to hear monopolization talked about. As far as I know, no other major news network or entity has talked about how corporations are gouging the American public with monopolization! Please keep investigating these topics that no one else seems to be dealing with!

[@thewaffle003]

That's Because the major news networks are monopolies

[@kalebs.2409]

Yes, if you’d like to hear and learn more about it Robert Reich’s content is absolutely excellent on this and therelated issues. Most significantly his *free* lecture series as professor at Berkeley on wealth and poverty: youtube.com/@RBReich?si=YdxSatRZN5mO90C_

[@KatieGray1]

I think Oliver has addressed it in his show before.

[@tRiNiTi]

Oh wow ! what an incredibly sharp eloquent smart woman this Lina Khan ! a rare jewel Americans are lucky to have a woman like her in public service

[@rayhiscott8495]

This is classic John Stewart. Brings on a guest that is so insightful you can’t help but be captivated by the conversation.

[@davidkoh7097]

Jon really does his homework for these interviews.

[@kimmileusnic3249]

Not just that he is genuinely a very smart person.

[@jimmyjawbone]

That Sherman Act aside was brilliant.😅

[@TomStarcevich-fb3qo]

Not really 😕

[@rickmiles2955]

Absolutely, in this case he studied up on the FTC's failing legal arguments against Microsoft and their turning a blind eye to the price fixing at Sony, and knew he needed to make a lot of vague assertions that Microsoft was guilty of something, anything. Lina Kahn is a twit with a vendetta against Microsoft from long before she got to the FTC but has cost the American taxpayers millions of dollars in her absolutely baseless legal claims against Microsoft and their purchase of ABK.

[@alexandredesrochers1957]

Great interview. Wish it had gone on for another hour

[@rabiizenati4254]

I truly admire the lady for having resisted so well that urge to laugh every now and then Jon plays up in this epic entertaining and instructive conversation

[@user-gm7jh8qi8t]

Jon is back. The guests are getting more interesting. Absolutely brilliant

[@danielkimball3037]

Lina is brilliant, ethical and fearless...we need more government officials like this

[@MunchenerFrance]

Look at how she failed against microsoft end of last year, she had such a dull case, one of the lawyer was even low key crying during the hearing, she got roasted and FTC funding lowered by a lot.

[@PowerScissor]

Greatest interview of anyone in the FTC ever.

[@monicafelstead3260]

I paid $350 every 2 months for the only inhaler that works for me but wasn't Tier 1 for my insurance. I was supposed to have one every month but I stretched it out with albuterol because of the cost. Thank you ❤ FTC for making the price more reasonable! Now, can you do something about menopausal treatment pills?

[@skybluebrad2781]

14:30 I Honestly think that we need so much more people on tv, including govt leaders like Lina Khan, explaining the actual laws we have in place to combat the companies that abuse the law

[@user-il9tx9di4b]

Yes! It might help people trust the government again!

[@williamgregory1848]

I appreciate people like Lina Khan for being a leader of a new school of antitrust law that advocates for a return to a broader concern with private power and its negative effects on market competition, income inequality, consumer rights, unemployment, and wage growth. Far too long, companies like Amazon have gotten away with acting like a monopoly but because everybody’s too busy trying to make money, they’ve gotten away with it. I just hope that under her leadership, the FTC will continue to stop obvious antitrust violations from large corporations.

[@amissasada]

I related by marriage to someone who works in anti-trust law and there's nothing s/he enjoys more than suing really large companies and banks for violating anti-trust laws. At first I thought s/he was rather nuts, but now I have a whole new appreciation for their niche focus.