The FTC Must Stop Microsoft’s Aggressive Push to Monopolize Gaming
December 7, 2022 — Ahead of Microsoft reported meeting with Federal Trade Commission today, along with news that Microsoft has offered concessions to Sony and Nintendo in an effort to secure their proposed acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition Celebrates Growing Bipartisan Momentum to Investigate Ticketmaster’s Abusive Tactics
December 7, 2022 — In response to a recent letter from a bipartisan group in the House Energy and Commerce Committee that expresses concern over Ticketmaster’s handling of the Taylor Swift Eras Tour presale, the Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition released the following statement.
The New Yorker: The Averted National Rail Strike Is a Parable of Contemporary American Capitalism
December 6, 2022 — In a piece on the recently averted national rail strike, The New Yorker cited Economic Liberties' Senior Fellow Matt Buck's "illuminating" work on railroad consolidation.
BBC News: Meta threatens to remove US news content if new law passes
December 6, 2022 — Following Meta's threat to remove news content from its platform if Congress passes the JCPA, Economic Liberties' Research Director Matt Stoller spoke with BBC News about why these attempts to blackmail pose a threat to democracies worldwide.
Meta’s Latest Attempt at Blackmail Shows Why Congress Must Pass the JCPA
December 5, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to news that Meta is threatening to remove news content from its platform if Congress passes the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA).