Monopoly fighter Lina Khan reframes debate on Amazon and Facebook

Asian scholar says focus on consumer welfare obscures online retailer's power

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Lina Khan, who challenged the modern U.S. approach to antitrust as a law student in 2017, is now an associate professor of law at Columbia University. (Photo by Shah Ali)

TOMOKO ASHIZUKA, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- The dangers of Amazon.com's dominance are "not cognizable" if we continue to assess competition through old and outdated lenses. So wrote a Yale Law School student in 2017.

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