20+ Groups Commend Antitrust Subcommittee, Outline Next Steps for Curbing Big Tech’s Power
August 6, 2020 —Economic Liberties and 20+ partners sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline, urging them to recommend structural separations and bright line rules to rein in big tech.
The Guardian: Congress forced Silicon Valley to answer for its misdeeds. It was a glorious sight
July 30, 2020 — In an op-ed for The Guardian, Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller analyzed the House Antitrust Subcommittee’s big tech hearing, explaining why the stunning illustration of Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google’s misdeeds marks a critical moment in the revival of the American antitrust movement
Understanding Amazon: Making the 21st-Century Gatekeeper Safe for Democracy
July 24, 2020 —“Understanding Amazon: Making the 21st-Century Gatekeeper Safe for Democracy" describes Amazon’s key lines of businesses, demystifies its unfair and abusive behavior, summarizes some of its most pernicious effects, and offers legislative and regulatory proposals to address Amazon’s interlocking harms.
Ending Our Click-Bait Culture: Why Progressives Must Break the Power of Facebook and Google
June 10, 2020 - Economic Liberties released “Ending our Click-Bait Culture: Why Progressives Must Break the Power of Facebook and Google,” a new policy quick take that explains why antitrust enforcement, combined with changing the rules that protect Facebook and Google’s business model, is the only way to sustainably address their range of harms.
Washington Post: Restaurants are barely surviving. Delivery apps will kill them.
May 29, 2020 - Economic Liberties’ Senior Fellow Maureen Tkacik published took on GrubHub, UberEats, DoorDash and Postmates in the Washington Post, explaining how their use of anticompetitive and unfair practices harms consumers, workers and restaurants.