Policymakers Must Act to Make All Platforms Safe for Democracy
Washington, D.C. — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to reports that President Trump plans to order China’s ByteDance Ltd. to divest its ownership of TikTok.
New York Times: Why the Working Class Votes Against Its Economic Interests
July 31, 2020—The New York Times’ reviewed Economic Liberties’ Steering Committee Member Zephyr Teachout’s new book Break ’Em Up.
NBC News: Break up Big Tech? With congressional probe, the idea may be gaining steam
July 30, 2020 — NBC News interviewed Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller about the historic big tech hearing and growing momentum to take on monopolies.
Washington Post: Big Tech is worth even more the day after congressional grilling
July 30, 2020 — Economic Liberties’ Matt Stoller talked with the Washington Post about why regulating and breaking up big companies isn’t necessarily bad for their stock prices.
C-SPAN: Communicators with Sarah Miller and Barbara Comstock
July 30, 2020— Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller joined a C-SPAN panel to talk about the abusive power of big tech corporations and solutions legislators should implement to address the root causes of big tech’s many harms.