The FTC Risks Chilling Speech With Its Advertising Boycott Investigation The FTC’s investigation into advocacy groups like Media Matters and advertisers is an indefensible assault on the First Amendment. Reason · Jun 12, 2025
House Republicans Celebrate 'Big Win' Over Company They Say Sabotaged Conservative Media The House Judiciary Committee had given Japanese company Dentsu a hard deadline to provide documents related to this alleged activity Latin Times · Oct 22, 2024
Jim Jordan Gives Japanese Company Hard Deadline to Hand Over Documents Related to Potential Sabotage of Conservative Media The lawmaker claims that Dentsu is engaging in activity similar to one by GARM, an advertising consortium the House Judiciary Committee also investigated earlier this year Latin Times · Oct 4, 2024
Free speech faces death by 1,000 cuts as tech, media, and politics clash Rapidly shifting political agendas, corporate interests, and societal and technological forces are nibbling away at our ability to express ideas freely. Fortune · Sep 11, 2024
Texas judge who owns Tesla stock rules Musk lawsuit against media watchdog can go to trial Elon Musk’s favorite Texas judge ruled his case against Media Matters for America can proceed as planned. Fortune · Aug 30, 2024
Inside Elon Musk's 23 active lawsuits Two dozen lawsuits show the retaliatory attitude of a CEO who isn’t dissuaded by defeats, experts say. Fortune · Aug 20, 2024
Global Alliance For Responsible Media Initiative Discontinues Operations Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) shuts down after lawsuit by X (Twitter) over advertiser boycott post-Musk's acquisition. Top News · Aug 9, 2024
The 'ad cartel' Elon Musk accused of collusion is shutting down rather than fight X’s lawsuit The initiative run through the World Federation of Advertisers has just two full-time staff members. Fortune · Aug 8, 2024
Advertisers axe corporate responsibility scheme after lawsuit from Musk’s X Decision from WFA follows X suit accusing advertisers of conspiring to withhold ‘billions of dollars in revenue’ The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2024
Republicans take victory lap after ad industry group disbands following GOP pressure, Elon Musk suit The "Global Alliance for Responsible Media" is discontinuing, according to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee Latin Times · Aug 8, 2024
'Now it is war': Elon Musk and Twitter accuse an advertising alliance, which includes EA and Twitch, of conspiring against the platform and breaking US antitrust law A lawsuit was filed this week against the World Federation of Advertisers and specific companies like Mars and Unilever. PC Gamer · Aug 8, 2024
Elon Musk is being ridiculous. Companies are free to choose where to advertise There really isn’t a mystery about why X’s revenues may be falling The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2024
Elon Musk declares war and files a huge lawsuit on X advertisers: ‘We tried peace for 2 years, now it is war’ Lawsuit pits X against group that represents brands who spend 90 percent of global ad dollars The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024
X Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against GARM And Members Elon Musk's X files antitrust lawsuit against GARM for illegal boycotts, joined by Rumble. Top News · Aug 6, 2024
Top News · Aug 5, 2024 Congress Investigates Advertising Alliance For Silencing Conservative Voices House Judiciary Committee investigates allegations of GARM stifling conservative voices and suppressing viewpoints. Concerns raised over advertising allian...
Latin Times · Aug 2, 2024 Jim Jordan gives major brands like Adidas, McDonalds, Redbull hard deadlines to hand over documents The House Judiciary Committee is conducting a probe of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media over alleged efforts to defund news outlets and platforms
Axios · Nov 1, 2022 Nearly every top Twitter executive is gone days after Elon Musk takeover The ad chief's departure leaves a major void.