Congress Passes Big Tech Antitrust Bills in Omnibus Package

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Today, Congress passed three Big Tech antitrust measures as part of the much broader omnibus spending package. Included in the legislation were the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act, and the Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act, all of which had passed the House on their own earlier this year. American … Read more

APP Calls for Senate Vote on Antitrust Bills

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WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) called for the Senate to vote on two bipartisan antitrust bills: S.2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, and S.2710, the Open Apps Market Act. APP Policy Director Jon Schweppe released the following statement: “There is bipartisan agreement across the board that the Big Tech companies have … Read more

APP Launches Ad Campaign Urging Senate Vote on Big Tech Antitrust Bills

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Today, American Principles Project (APP) announced the launch of a new ad campaign calling on Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to hold a vote on bipartisan antitrust legislation targeting Big Tech companies. The ads will be airing on broadcast and digitally in the New York and Washington, D.C., markets. You can view the ad … Read more

Conservative Leaders Urge GOP to Support Big Tech Antitrust Bills

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WASHINGTON — Today, a group of conservative leaders sent a letter to Republican members of Congress urging them to support a package of bipartisan antitrust bills aimed at addressing anticompetitive practices by Big Tech companies. The letter’s signers are Terry Schilling, president of American Principles Project (APP); Mike Davis, president of the Internet Accountability Project; … Read more

APP Endorses House Antitrust Bills, Urges GOP to Rein in Big Tech

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WASHINGTON — American Principles Project (APP) is urging House Republicans to support a series of antitrust bills that will be marked up in the House Judiciary Committee this week, including: The American Choice and Innovation Online Act The Platform Competition and Opportunity Act The Ending Platform Monopolies Act The Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling … Read more