by Steven Richards
The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has sent letters to over 40 American and foreign companies demanding documents relating to allegedly “collusive” activities within the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM).
“Through its oversight, the Committee has learned that collusion is occurring within the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), of which your company is a member. Specifically, the Committee has uncovered evidence of coordinated actions by GARM and its member companies, including boycotts of unpopular social media platforms, podcasts, and news outlets,” committee chairman Jim Jordan wrote in the letters.
After conducting an investigation, the commission claimed to have found that GARM, formed by the Brussels-based World (*40*) of Advertisers, participated in “boycotts and coordinated actions to demonetize platforms, podcasts, news services and other content that GARM and its members deemed unpopular,” particularly conservative content, Only news previously reported.
Republicans on the Judiciary Committee believe the alliance, which includes such American companies as HP Incorporated, McDonald’s, General Motors, Johnson and Johnson and American Express, may have violated US antitrust law through its coordination.
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Steven Richards is an investigative journalist at Just the News.
