Current Events > Dumb mf Jim Jordan thinks not advertising on Truth is an antitrust violaiton

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https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-jordan-seeks-records-major-corporations-regarding-potential

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to the Chief Executive Officers of Diageo, GroupM, Mars, Incorporated, The Procter & Gamble Company, and Unilever, all members of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media's (GARM) Steer Team, requesting documents and communications as the Committee continues its oversight of the adequacy and enforcement of U.S. antitrust laws. The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) through its GARM initiative may be acting inconsistent with U.S. antitrust laws and congressional intent by coordinating GARM members' efforts to demonetize and eliminate disfavored content online.

Evidence obtained by the Committee suggests that GARM members, led by Steer Team members, are colluding to demonetize conservative platforms and voices. This coordination does not always revolve around "brand safety" and "harmful" content as GARM publicly claims, but instead the desire to censor conservative and other views that GARM members disfavor. Communications reviewed by the Committee directly connects the major corporations with these efforts.

Excerpts of the letter to Unilever:

"The Committee on the Judiciary is conducting oversight of the adequacy and enforcement of U.S. antitrust laws. The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) through its Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) initiative may be acting inconsistent with U.S. antitrust laws and congressional intent by coordinating GARM members' efforts to demonetize and eliminate disfavored content online. Accordingly, to inform our oversight and potential legislative remedies, we write to ask Unilever to preserve and provide documents and information.

"Unilever's position on GARM's Steer Team places Unilever at the center of many of the concerning actions GARM and its members coordinated. Evidence the Committee has obtained suggests that GARM members, led by Steer Team members, are colluding to demonetize conservative platforms and voices. Further, this coordination does not always revolve around 'brand safety' and 'harmful' content as GARM publicly claims, but instead the desire to censor conservative and other views that GARM members disfavor. Communications the Committee has reviewed directly connects Unilever with these efforts.

"Under the Sherman Act, these types of agreements may be illegal, and they require considering the adequacy of current law. The actions are concerning and warrant oversight because the harm that GARM causes to consumers is severe. For example, content creators lose revenue as 'advertising investment is steered away from' content that GARM disfavors. Less content is then available as platforms remove disfavored material, and as creators and publishers lose income."

It doesn't list Truth by name, but it's obviously one of the apps/sites it's talking about.

I thought they loved small government and a free market. That's what the whole fucking conservative movement is about. Not letting government get in the way of big business making more money.

unsurprising that Jim Jordan is a fucking moron

Rules for thee, not for me!

Dumb mf Jim Jordan is redundant.

Corporations are people... Well not like that!

Dont those companies have the 1st amendment right to advertise wherever they want?

thronedfire2 posted...

Dont those companies have the 1st amendment right to advertise wherever they want?

The only amendment these fucks care about is the 2nd.

Jim Jordan is an antitrust violation...

metralo posted...

The only amendment these fucks care about is the 2nd.

"Why's it called the 2nd amendment?"

"Because they were too afraid to put the most important right in the first obviously so they made up some irrelevant BS before our beloved 2nd"

If only Jim Jordan cared about those kids at that school

The thing you have to remember here is that Jim Jordan is very fucking stupid.

The party that thinks corporations/capitalist's should be accountable to nobody and nothing also gets super pissy when those entities choose to not associate with them and their toxicity.

This motherfucker should be in jail for his role in Jan 6th and for ignoring a Congressional subpoena (which he actually has the temerity of damning another for in regards to his own request).

Like, damn dude, just fuck off into a ditch already you fucking trash who helped a rapist get away with it.

Dude knew wrestling team members were being raped and did nothing

Small government

Jim is the poster child for CTE.

008Zulu posted...

Jim is the poster child for CTE.

Don't blame a medical issue for his evil stupid asshole ways. He is just an evil asshole.