Google and Meta’s Efforts to Blackmail Canada Highlight Urgent Need to Break Up Big Tech
June 29, 2023 — In response to news that Google will remove Canadian news links from their products after the passage of Bill C-18, the Online News Act — a bill that would level the playing field for Big Tech and digital platforms — which follows a similar move by Meta last week, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
FTC and DOJ Modernize and Streamline 45-Year Old Merger Filing Process
June 27, 2023 — Following the mandates of the bipartisan Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Antitrust Division today proposed changes to modernize the HSR form — a key merger filing document that has not been updated since 1978. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Democracy: Moving Past Neoliberalism Is a Policy Project
June 27, 2023 — Matt Stoller, Director of Research at Economic Liberties, and David Dayen, Executive Editor of the American Prospect, wrote an op-ed further contextualizing the need for deliverism.
IGN: Xbox Studios Head Said Microsoft Could ‘Spend Sony Out of Business’ in 2019 Email
June 27, 2023 — Lee Hepner, Legal Counsel for Economic Liberties, explained how the emails of the Chief of Microsoft Game Studio revealed a clear intention to monopolize.
Common Dreams: Meta Goes ‘Nuclear’ Over Canadian Online News Act That Ignores Root of Journalism Crisis
June 23, 2023 — Erik Peinert, Research Manager and Editor for Economic Liberties addressed concerns over Meta's retaliation to Canada's Online News Act and continued to encourage U.S. lawmakers to implement a similar law, the JCPA.