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June 22, 2023 — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement after Canadian lawmakers passed Bill C-18, known as the Online News Act. Like the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) now being considered by U.S. lawmakers, the Online News Act would empower journalism providers to negotiate fair compensation with Big Tech monopolies. 

June 21, 2023 — The Federal Trade Commission today filed suit targeting Amazon’s “Project Iliad,” a plan by Amazon executives to impose illegal hurdles to prevent consumers from cancelling Amazon Prime subscriptions. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

June 20, 2023 — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement after the New York State Assembly voted to pass A1278B, a ban on noncompete agreements.

June 20, 2023 — Ahead of remarks from Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter this morning on banking mergers, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a new report: "Revitalizing Bank Merger Enforcement To Restore Competition and Fairness in Banking.” Shedding light on the alarming consequences of bank consolidation in the United States, the report urges policymakers to strengthen bank merger controls and step up merger enforcement. Alongside the report, a coalition of 17 groups, including Americans for Financial Reform and the AFL-CIO, wrote to the major banking regulators, urging them to use their powers to fight bank consolidation. 

June 15, 2023 — In response to Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s announcement at the White House today, which unveiled a voluntary all-pricing policy, the Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition released the following statement.