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X files antitrust lawsuit against advertisers over ‘illegal boycott’

Another Elon lawsuit incoming.

To join the WFA’s initiative, called the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), companies must agree to withhold advertising from social platforms that aren’t compliant with the organization’s safety standards. X alleges GARM “organized an advertiser boycott of Twitter” to coerce the company into following the initiative’s safety standards. X’s lawsuit, which you can read in full at the bottom of this story, cites a July 10th report about the WFA from the House Judiciary Committee, which said the WFA and GARM’s “collusive conduct to demonetize disfavored content” was “alarming.” Earlier this month, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 40 companies involved with GARM to ask why the advertisers “boycotted” right-wing outlets, like The Joe Rogan Experience, The Daily Wire, Breitbart News, or Fox News.

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