BBC World News: Bezos Steps Down
February 3, 2021 — Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller joined BBC World News to discuss Jeff Bezos decision to step down as CEO and how Congress and the public are waking up to Amazon’s monopoly power.
Economic Liberties Explains Why Policymakers Must Ban Targeted Advertising
February 3, 2021 — As the Biden administration and Congress consider policy responses to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, Economic Liberties released “How To Prevent the Next Social Media-Driven Attack On Democracy—and Avoid a Big Tech Censorship Regime,” a new policy brief that explains why confronting the gatekeeping power and corrupt profit motive of social media platforms is key to addressing online extremism.
NPR 1A: What’s Got Wall Street So Worried? And When Will Main Street Come Back?
January 30, 2021 — Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller joined NPR’s 1A to discuss how financial institutions with risky business models take advantage of financial crises and encourage market manipulation and fraud.
Key Senate Committees Should Reject Antitrust Enforcement Nominees with Ties to Big Tech
January 27, 2021 — Economic Liberties, Public Citizen and 22 other groups sent a letter to U.S. Sens. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), urging the committee to reject Big Tech executives, lobbyists, lawyers, and consultants who are nominated for senior antitrust enforcement roles in the Biden administration.
New York Times: Democratic Congress Prepares to Take On Big Tech
January 26, 2021 —In an interview with the New York Times, Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller discussed the House Antitrust Subcommittee’s digital markets report and offered insight into what comes next for Congress and Big Tech.