Standing Up for Consumers, FTC Takes on Subscription Traps and Scams
March 23, 2023 — In response to a new proposed rule announced by the Federal Trade Commission today to prevent subscription services that make it difficult for consumers to unsubscribe from services or halt recurring payments, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
The Cure’s Fight Against Junk Fees Exposes the Harms of Ticketmaster’s Monopoly Power
March 17, 2023 — Following outrage over Ticketmaster charging additional fees on tickets for The Cure’s U.S. concert tour — sometimes more than 100% of the original price — with lead singer Robert Smith calling the practice “sickening,” the Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Details Policy Responses to Bank Bailouts
March 15, 2023 — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement after the New York State Senate voted 62-0 to pass S545, a bill to ban nondisclosure agreements in corporate subsidy deals.
Economic Liberties Applauds New York State Senate Vote to Ban Secret Deals
March 15, 2023 — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement after the New York State Senate voted 62-0 to pass S545, a bill to ban nondisclosure agreements in corporate subsidy deals.
Economic Liberties Investigation Reveals Big Tech’s Ploy to Internationally Preempt Top Congressional, White House Privacy, Anti-Monopoly and Algorithmic Transparency Initiatives by Inserting “Digital Trade” Rules into Biden Agreements
March 15, 2023 — In a new report, “International Preemption by “Trade” Agreement: Big Tech’s Ploy to Undermine Privacy, AI Accountability, and Anti-Monopoly Policies,” the American Economic Liberties Project’s Rethink Trade program reveals how leading U.S. congressional and White House initiatives would be undermined by the specific trade-pact provisions that industry lobbyists are trying to rig into the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) negotiations underway today in Bali as well as talks linked to the World Trade Organization and with Latin American and other countries.