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Sen Wyden’s Algorithmic Price Fixing Legislation Would Protect Renters from Data-Driven Price Gouging

January 30, 2024 — In response to new legislation Senator Ron Wyden has introduced to enhance antitrust law enforcement against algorithmic price setting tools in the rental market, recognizing these data sharing tools as price fixing agreements, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

DealBook: Should unions support mergers?

January 29, 2024 — Matt Stoller is quoted in coverage of Microsoft's mass layoffs of Activision Blizzard employees. Economic Liberties' comments on the draft merger guidelines are also referenced.

Economic Liberties and Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator Release Blueprint to Fix the Airline Industry

January 26, 2024 — As alarming recent safety incidents shine a spotlight on the dangers of a deregulated airline industry—atop longstanding discontent with shrinking seat sizes, bogus fees, chronic delays and cancellations, and route closures—the American Economic Liberties Project and Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator today released a new report, “How to Fix Flying: A New Approach to Regulating the Airline Industry,” providing a comprehensive set of policy options to address the ongoing crisis.

FTC Hones in on Big Tech’s Quasi-Mergers with AI Firms

January 25, 2024 — In response to news that the Federal Trade Commission has launched a 6(b) study to investigate Big Tech’s partnerships and investments in artificial intelligence, with orders for information sent to Microsoft, Amazon, Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

Economic Liberties and Legal and Historical Scholars File Amicus Brief in NetChoice v. Paxton

January 24, 2024 — The American Economic Liberties Project, along with a group of distinguished academics, filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case, NetChoice v. Paxton, arguing that the Court should refuse to extend heightened First Amendment protections to social media platforms that hold themselves out as modern-day public squares.