TikTok Can’t Be Allowed To Claim Dominant Market Position in the U.S.
November 2, 2022 — Following a statement yesterday from Federal Communications Commissions Commissioner Brendan Carr urging the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to ban short form video app TikTok, the American Economic Liberties Project released a statement.
Economic Liberties Investigation Reveals How Big Tech Interests Hijack Trade Lingo & Enforcement Mechanisms to Attack Anti-Monopoly Initiatives Worldwide
November 2, 2022 — Big Tech interests have opened a new front in their attack against anti-monopoly policies worldwide by harnessing U.S. trade enforcement mechanisms to claim “discriminatory” treatment and urging trade penalties against countries adopting competition policies that may have a larger impact on dominant digital firms due to their size not their nationality.
DOJ’s Win Against Publishing Giants Marks Victory for Writers, Readers & Free Speech
October 31, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to news that the Department of Justice Antitrust Division won its suit to block Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster’s proposed merger.
DOJ’s Win in First Criminal Monopolization Case in 50 Years Marks End to Decades of Corporate Lawlessness
October 31, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to news that the Department of Justice Antitrust Division secured a guilty plea from Nathan Nephi Zito, a paving and asphalt contractor based in Billings, Montana, in its first criminal monopolization case in 50 years.
Musk’s Twitter Acquisition Should Be Investigated By CFIUS and FCC
October 27, 2022 — Following the completion of Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout of Twitter, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.