FTC v. Meta Day 1: Zuckerberg’s credibility is undermined by past inconsistent statements
April 14, 2025 – In response to opening arguments in the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against Meta, which included testimony from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Meta’s Monopoly and Big Tech Oligarchy on Trial as FTC Case Begins
April 14, 2025 – As opening arguments kick off this morning in the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against Meta, which takes aim at the Big Tech giant’s anticompetitive acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Arkansas Lawmakers Are Breaking Up Big Medicine
April 11, 2025 – Following news that Arkansas state lawmakers in both the House and Senate have passed HB 1150, a structural separation bill that prohibits pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning pharmacies, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Attempted Firings Jeopardize Critical FTC Lawsuit Against ‘Big Three’ PBMs
April 2, 2025 – In response to the news that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has paused its lawsuit against the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for engaging in an allegedly illegal rebate scheme that inflated insulin list prices, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
DOJ Must Block Court-Declared Monopolist Google’s $32 Billion Power Grab for Wiz
March 18, 2025 – In response to news that Google is acquiring world’s largest cybersecurity unicorn Wiz for $32 billion—the most expensive acquisition by far in the serially-acquisitive company’s history—along with reporting that Google will have to pay a termination fee of $3.2 billion if the deal doesn’t go through, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.