Facebook is Not Above the Law
Washington, D.C. — Economic Liberties released the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of 48 state and territorial attorneys general led by New York Attorney General Letitia James filed suit against Facebook, challenging Facebook’s unlawful and anticompetitive behavior, including its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.
Salesforce-Slack Mega-Merger is a Result of Microsoft’s Monopoly Abuse
December 1, 2020 — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to reports that Salesforce plans to acquire Slack for $27.7 billion.
Antitrust Enforcers Must Block Bertelsmann-Simon & Schuster Merger, and Break Up Amazon
November 25, 2020 - The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to ViacomCBS’s announcement regarding the sale of Simon & Schuster to Bertelsmann.
How Large Money Managers Control Our Economy and What We Can Do About It
November 24, 2020 — With growing interest in how a Biden administration may rein in Wall Street, the American Economic Liberties Project today released “The New Money Trust: How Large Money Managers Control Our Economy and What We Can Do About It.”
Buzzfeed-Huffington Post Merger Reveals Advertising Market Is in Crisis
November 19, 2020 - The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to reporting that BuzzFeed will acquire HuffPost in a stock deal with Verizon Media.