Groups Encourage IL State Legislature to Rein In App Store Gatekeepers
April 7, 2021 — Economic Liberties and six other organizations urged the Illinois State Legislature to support SB 2311, a bill that would prevent large app distributors like Apple and Google from locking small software developers into their systems.
NEWS: Latest Big Tech Front Group Admits Plans To Trick Lawmakers
March 29, 2021— Big Tech is making a new and concerted effort to bamboozle lawmakers through a front group, the American Economic Liberties Project warned Monday.
Economic Liberties & Fight Corporate Monopolies Welcome New Staff & Board Member
March 26, 2021— Economic Liberties welcomed two new staff members and a new board member. Elle Ekman will join Economic Liberties as Senior National Security Fellow and Brandi Collins-Dexter will join Economic Liberties’ Board of Directors. J.D. Scholten will join Fight Corporate Monopolies, Economic Liberties’ 501(c)4 arm, as Senior Advisor.
Economic Liberties’ Statement on President Biden’s Nomination of Lina Khan to the FTC
March 22, 2021 — Economic Liberties released the following statement in response to President Biden’s announcement that he will nominate Professor Lina Khan to replace Joseph Simons at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Dozens of Advocacy Groups Launch Coalition to Ban Surveillance Advertising
March 22, 2021 — More than three dozen national and international non-profit organizations – whose advocacy spans from antitrust, corporate accountability, and consumer protection to privacy, civil rights, and counter-disinformation – launched a coalition to ban surveillance advertising.