MarketWatch: Bills targeting Apple and Google face biggest test yet
January 19, 2022 — Economic Liberties' Executive Director Sarah Miller checked in with MarkeWatch on the FTC and DOJ’s transformational effort to rewrite the federal merger guidelines.
The Verge: Is Microsoft building a gaming monopoly?
January 19, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller makes the case in The Verge for blocking Microsoft’s anti-competitive merger with Activision Blizzard.
POLITICO: McCarthy’s love-hate relationship with Silicon Valley
January 19, 2022 — In POLITICO, Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller suggests that Republicans like Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy aren’t serious about enforcing antitrust laws or taking on Big Tech.
Illinois Bill to Rein in Apple and Google’s App Store Power is Pro-Business and Pro-Consumer
January 19, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement after the introduction of the Freedom to Subscribe Directly Act (HB4599/SB3417) in the Illinois Assembly. The bill would rein in Apple and Google’s power by requiring them to allow Illinois app developers to use alternative payments systems and engage in direct communication with customers through their app stores.
Reuters: U.S. antitrust enforcers plan to toughen merger guidelines
January 18, 2022 — Economic Liberties' Executive Director Sarah Miller spoke to Reuters about why the FTC and DOJ’s decision to rewrite the federal merger review guidelines should be seen as a major victory for the antimonopoly movement.