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.
NEW: Economic Liberties Releases Toolkit for State Lawmakers to Rein in Big Tech
November 9, 2021 — With momentum growing at the state and local level to find new, innovative ways to challenge corporate power, the American Economic Liberties Project released “Tools for Taking on Big Tech’s Economic Power.”
New York Times: OK, but What Should We Actually Do About Facebook? I Asked the Experts.
November 4, 2021 — Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller makes the case for breaking up Facebook as part of an interview with The New York Times’ Farhad Manjoo.
ProPublica: Here’s Why Rapid COVID Tests Are So Expensive and Hard to Find
November 4, 2021 — On the heels of a letter Economic Liberties sent to the U.S. FDA, A ProPublica investigation found that that incompetence and pandemic profiteering are the reason at-home COVID-19 tests are so pricey and hard to find.