18 Progressive Groups Push CFPB to Take On Big Banks
May 27, 2021—Today, 18 groups, including the American Economic Liberties Project, sent a letter to Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau David Uejio urging him to create safeguards for consumers’ access to their financial data and encouraging the agency to promote competition in the industry.
16 National Orgs Urge Biden to Keep Section 230 Out of Trade Agreements
May 27, 2021 — Today, 15 national organizations called on President Biden to put an end to the recent U.S. government practice of enshrining Section 230-like protections for Big Tech platforms into trade agreements.
The Intercept: PROGRESSIVE GROUPS PUSH FOR NEW RULE THAT COULD BREAK UP BIG BANKS
May 27, 2021 — The Intercept featured a letter signed by Economic Liberties and seventeen other organizations that called on the Biden administration to stop Big Banks from holding consumers' data hostage and encouraged the CFPB to promote competition in the market.
Bloomberg: Tech Liability Shield Has No Place in Trade Deals, Groups Say
May 27, 2021 — In an exclusive feature, Bloomberg talked with Economic Liberties’ Director of Policy and Advocacy Morgan Harper about a new coalition letter to President Biden that urged him to keep Section 230-like language out of international trade deals.
Bloomberg: Amazon-MGM Seen Winning Antitrust Nod as Tech Critics Cry Foul
May 27, 2021 — Bloomberg spoke with Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller about Amazon’s efforts to buy MGM, and why Congress and the Biden Administration must act quickly to stop them.