Today, a coalition of conservative leaders sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urging him to nominate Big Tech opponents to fill the two Republican vacancies on the Federal Trade Commission. Led by American Principles Project (APP), the letter was also signed by representatives of Heritage Action for America and the Bull … Read more
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
Today, a trove of information was made public, via reporting by journalist Matt Taibbi, on content moderation practices at Twitter, including the events surrounding the platform’s censorship of the New York Post’s story on Hunter Biden’s laptop in October 2020. These latest revelations add further evidence to the case made in the American Principles Project … Read more
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
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
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) released results from a poll of voters in six Senate battleground states on a number of hot-button issues, including women’s sports, sex changes for children, and parental rights bills like the one recently passed in Florida. The survey, conducted by OnMessage Inc., polled 1,200 likely voters in Arizona, … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) released a new report, “Big Tech vs. Democracy,” outlining how efforts by Big Tech companies effectively handed Joe Biden and Democrats victory in the 2020 election and why this poses a severe threat to American democracy. The report also includes a number of recommendations for Republicans to address … Read more
Today, Twitter agreed to Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company and take it private. Musk explained his rationale for the purchase in a statement, saying: “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated.” In response, Jon … Read more
Today, the Open App Markets Act was advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 21-1 vote. The legislation now awaits a vote by the full Senate. In response, Jon Schweppe, director of policy and government affairs for American Principles Project (APP), released the following statement: “It is great to see the Senate taking decisive … Read more
Today, a group of leaders representing eight conservative organizations, led by American Principles Project (APP), sent a letter to U.S. senators urging them to support the Open App Markets Act, legislation aiming to combat anti-competitive behavior in the smartphone app market. This is believed to be the largest conservative coalition to date pushing for antitrust … Read more