President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Federal Trade Commission wants to zero in on alleged censorship by Big Tech and promote innovation in the AI market—offering competing enforcement priorities for the agency’s tech policy.
Andrew Ferguson, whom Trump on Tuesday named as his FTC chair pick, has since April been a Republican member of the commission, where he’s aligned with the Biden administration in terms of its broader focus on tech—while differing in his priorities.
In a statement Tuesday night, Ferguson vowed to “end Big Tech’s vendetta against competition and free speech.”
He’s also preached caution with respect ...