Aug 6, 2024
Tuesday, 𝕏 and Rumble filed antitrust lawsuits against the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) and others
In July, the House Judiciary Committee released a report suggesting GARM violated federal antitrust laws by organizing an advertiser boycott of X in November 2022
The Judiciary Committee report also suggests GARM leadership went after companies it deemed ideologically problematic — even when GARM members didn’t advertise with these companies
Per internal emails obtained by the Committee, GARM lead Rob Rakowitz took credit for causing X (then Twitter) to lose 80% of its revenue
In messages to his colleagues, Rob Rakowitz expressed his frustration with what he called an “extreme global interpretation of the US Constitution.” He didn’t understand why “[p]eople are advocating for freedom of speech online” through anonymity and using “‘principles of governance’ and applying them as literal law from 230 years ago (made by white men exclusively).”
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