“How do we know that Lina Khan has done an excellent job as FTC chair? Because billionaires and business leaders want her gone.” The world’s richest man on Thursday joined the billionaire chorus calling for the firing of Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan, a consumer and antitrust champion whose aggressive actions against corporate consolidation have made her a target of prominent executives and […]
“Running an illegal lottery and violating consumer protections is ample basis for an injunction,” reads the lawsuit filed by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner filed a civil lawsuit Monday aimed at stopping billionaire Elon Musk’s million-dollar giveaway scheme, calling it an “indisputably” illegal lottery aimed at influencing the 2024 presidential election in […]
“As eccentric and provocative as Elon Musk wants people to think he is, he’s really just another corporate billionaire who wants to avoid accountability.” Tesla founder Elon Musk has spent his career cultivating the image of a provocateur who’s driven by a passionate commitment to free speech and technological innovation—but a new report by consumer advocacy group Public […]
“Making a million-dollar prize contingent on registering to vote is illegal,” said election law analyst Rick Hasen. Election law experts said over the weekend that billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s latest ploy to entice voters in battleground states to sign his “petition in favor of free speech and the right to bear arms” appears to […]