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January 31, 2024 — In response to news that the Virginia State Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology approved SB388, a ban on junk fees, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

January 30, 2024 — In response to new legislation Senator Ron Wyden has introduced to enhance antitrust law enforcement against algorithmic price setting tools in the rental market, recognizing these data sharing tools as price fixing agreements, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

January 26, 2024 — As alarming recent safety incidents shine a spotlight on the dangers of a deregulated airline industry—atop longstanding discontent with shrinking seat sizes, bogus fees, chronic delays and cancellations, and route closures—the American Economic Liberties Project and Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator today released a new report, “How to Fix Flying: A New Approach to Regulating the Airline Industry,” providing a comprehensive set of policy options to address the ongoing crisis.

January 25, 2024 — In response to news that the Federal Trade Commission has launched a 6(b) study to investigate Big Tech’s partnerships and investments in artificial intelligence, with orders for information sent to Microsoft, Amazon, Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

January 24, 2024 — The American Economic Liberties Project, along with a group of distinguished academics, filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case, NetChoice v. Paxton, arguing that the Court should refuse to extend heightened First Amendment protections to social media platforms that hold themselves out as modern-day public squares.