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Economic Liberties and Fellow Consumer Rights Groups Advocate to Propose Rule Banning Surprise Junk Fees

February 8, 2023 — On the heels of President Biden’s call to ban junk fees during the State of the Union, the American Economic Liberties Project – along with the Consumer Federation of America, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, Consumer Action, Free Press, the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the National Consumers League, and Travelers United – today submitted a written comment to the Federal Trade Commission in response to a request for information about how the commission should the address these unfair and deceptive surcharges.

Break Up Ticketmaster Submits Comment to the FTC Exposing Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s Junk Fee Practices

February 8, 2023 — The Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition, made up of organizations representing over 100,000 artists, managers, music industry workers, young voters, and music, theater, and sports fans, today submitted a comment to the Federal Trade Commission as part of the agency’s inquiry into junk fees.