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July 5, 2023 — In response to news that United Parcel Service (UPS) has walked away from negotiations with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters over a new contract for fair working conditions for its 340,000 UPS drivers, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. 

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.

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.

June 22, 2023 — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement after Canadian lawmakers passed Bill C-18, known as the Online News Act. Like the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) now being considered by U.S. lawmakers, the Online News Act would empower journalism providers to negotiate fair compensation with Big Tech monopolies. 

June 21, 2023 — The Federal Trade Commission today filed suit targeting Amazon’s “Project Iliad,” a plan by Amazon executives to impose illegal hurdles to prevent consumers from cancelling Amazon Prime subscriptions. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.