White House Hails FTC Moves to Boost Self-Repair

The White House is "heartened" by the FTC's move to boost consumers’ rights to self-repair and access to third-party independent repairs, said National Economic Council Director Brian Deese during an American Economic Liberties Project virtual town hall Thursday (see 2107210061). "We're not here to kill tech; we're here to save it," said White House Special Assistant-Technology Policy Tim Wu: "Our grave concern is that the major tech platforms ... seem determined to pull up the ladder for the next generation." The "robust enforcement and antitrust law is absolutely key to promoting innovation," Wu said, noting the FTC and DOJ were asked to revise merger guidelines.