POLITICO Morning Tech: Senators go for tech, telecom goodies in defense bill
November 12, 2021 — POLITICO Morning Tech covered a letter that Economic Liberties signed joined calling on Congressional Democratic leadership to prioritize efforts to rein in Big Tech.
Business Insider: It used to be illegal for an airline to cancel routes the way United just took 11 cities off its flight list
November 11, 2021 — Business Insider cited a 2016 essay from Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller on industrial policy as part of its coverage of United’s recent route changes.
Economic Liberties Joins New York Labor Unions, Small Businesses, Community Organizations Form New Coalition, Call for Legislation to Combat Corporate Power in NY
November 9, 2021 — Economic Liberties joined labor organizations, small business owners, and community organizations for a rally outside an Amazon bookstore and offices to launch a new statewide coalition, New Yorkers for a Fair Economy (NYFE), which aims to hold powerful corporations like Amazon, Walmart, Facebook, Apple, and Google accountable for their abusive practices against workers, small businesses, and communities.
Economic Liberties’ Statement on Facebook’s Removal of Ad-Targeting Categories
November 9, 2021 — The American Economic Liberties Project today released the following statement in response to news that Facebook plans to ban advertisers’ ability to target advertisements based on users’ interactions with content related to health, race and ethnicity, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, and other topics.
NBC News: Can anyone rein in Big Tech? Activists look to statehouses
November 9, 2021 — In an exclusive piece, NBC News spoke to Economic Liberties’ Director of Policy & Advocacy Pat Garofalo about his new toolkit for state lawmakers, which includes model legislation and suggested policies to take on Big Tech.