August 14, 2024 — Earlier this week, Apple threatened to remove popular crowdfunding app Patreon from the iOS App Store unless Patreon forces the creators using its services—typically independent podcasters, musicians, artists, and developers—to use Apple’s own billing system. This would impose a 30% transaction fee on them, one significantly higher than the fee they currently pay to Patreon. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

August 1, 2024 — The American Economic Liberties Project, Public Knowledge, the American Civil Liberties Union, and nearly 30 other advocacy groups sent a letter yesterday urging the Federal Communications Commission to seek comment on permitting multi-tenant building residents to opt-out of bulk billing arrangements—which can limit access to lower-priced and higher-quality broadband and cable services. 

August 1, 2024 — In response to news that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced a new rulemaking based on a recent Congressional directive to prohibit airlines from charging “seating fees” for families to sit together with children 13 years old and under, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

Jul 31, 2024 — In response to news that Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb has filed a suit against StubHub for using “drip pricing” tactics and undisclosed junk fees to trick consumers into spending more for tickets, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. 

Jul 30, 2024 — In response to news that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has unanimously passed a first-in-nation municipal ordinance to ban algorithmic price setting in the rental housing market, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.