It would have been nice to see Chait come to this epiphany of liberal concern about the squelching of debate and censorship of free speech in a general sense, for all speakers. But, as usual, the shoutdowns were just fine until they started to come for Dementia Joe.
Baby steps, I guess.
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The Right loves free speech, an ongoing farce:
Actual press release from Jim Jordan:
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.
…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.
Shorter version:
Pay us tribute for ads you don't want to buy, or else.
And we were just talking through our asses about Citizens United, and money being free speech.
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