{"id":2321396,"date":"2024-08-08T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-scores-big-win-for-1st-amendment-scares-shadowy-global-alliance-for-responsible-media-into-shutting-down\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T17:40:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T21:40:02","slug":"elon-musk-scores-big-win-for-1st-amendment-scares-shadowy-global-alliance-for-responsible-media-into-shutting-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-scores-big-win-for-1st-amendment-scares-shadowy-global-alliance-for-responsible-media-into-shutting-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Scores Big Win for 1st Amendment, Scares Shadowy &#8216;Global Alliance for Responsible Media&#8217; Into Shutting Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-scores-big-win-for-1st-amendment-scares-shadowy-global-alliance-for-responsible-media-into-shutting-down%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2321396&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-releases-statement-on-hunter-biden-verdict-calls-out-biden-crime-family\/\" title=\"Trump Campaign Issues Statement on Hunter Biden Verdict, Accuses &#039;Biden Crime Family\">article discusses recent developments<\/a> regarding free speech and advertising\u200d policies following the\u200d actions of Elon\u200c Musk&#8217;s company X (formerly Twitter), the video\u2064 platform \u2064Rumble, and the House Judiciary Committee. <\/p>\n<p>The advertising group, World Federation of\u2063 Advertisers (WFA), announced that it would discontinue its\u2062 Global Alliance for Responsible Media initiative (GARM) due to an antitrust lawsuit filed\u2062 against them by Musk, Rumble, and others.\u200c WFA&#8217;s CEO, Stephan\u200c Loerke, stated\u200c the\u200d decision was \u200cdifficult \u200dbut necessary given\u2062 their\u200d limited resources. However, WFA intends\u2063 to\u2063 contest the lawsuit in court, asserting compliance with competition regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk responded to Rumble&#8217;s lawsuit participation by encouraging others who have\u2063 faced\u200b boycotts\u200b to file their \u2064own lawsuits. Rumble\u200d claimed the GARM initiative constituted \u2064a conspiracy to boycott their services and those of others, alleging \u2064that\u2064 the advertising agencies\u200c collaborated to restrict ad revenue from\u200d certain platforms, which they deemed illegal.<\/p>\n<p>X&#8217;s CEO, Linda Yaccarino, highlighted the \u2064group&#8217;s systematic \u200cactions against X \u200bas unjust, emphasizing that a small\u2062 consortium should not control what\u2064 gets monetized online. Moreover, conservative figures,\u2064 like\u200d Ben Shapiro, praised the end of the GARM initiative as a victory \u200dfor free speech.<\/p>\n<p>this situation reflects ongoing tensions between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-celebrate-medicare-anniversary-with-attacks-on-republicans\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats mark Medicare anniversary by criticizing Republicans.\">social media\u2064 platforms<\/a> and \u200dadvertising accountability,\u200c positioning the outcome as critically significant for the preservation of\u2063 diverse viewpoints in media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Score a win for free speech thanks to the efforts of Elon Musk&rsquo;s X, Rumble and the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee among others.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ad-group-to-suspend-garm-initiative-following-elon-musk-lawsuit-2024-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Insider<\/a> reported Thursday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-subpoenaed-over-use-of-foreign-propaganda-weapon-against-domestic-media\/\" title=\"State Department Subpoenaed for Using Foreign Propaganda on Domestic Media\">advertising trade group<\/a> The World Federation of Advertisers told its member that it would be discontinuing its Global Alliance for Responsible Media initiative after X, Rumble and others filed an antitrust lawsuit against the company.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stephan Loerke, the CEO of the WFA, wrote in an  to members, seen by Business Insider, that the decision was &lsquo;not made lightly&rsquo; but that GARM is a not-for-profit organization with limited resources,&rdquo; the news outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Loerke further stated that her organization intends to challenge the allegations in the suit in court and is confident that the outcome of the case &ldquo;will demonstrate our full adherence to competition rules in all our activities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Musk posted to X in response to video streaming platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rumble-delivers-fiery-response-cancel-culture-attempt-russell-brand-govt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rumble<\/a> joining the suit: &ldquo;Everyone who has been boycotted should file a lawsuit in every country they&rsquo;ve been boycotted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Everyone who has been boycotted should file a lawsuit in every country they&rsquo;ve been boycotted <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TG2nE5LZAk\">https:\/\/t.co\/TG2nE5LZAk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1820852107932545242?\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rumble explained why it had made the move saying it &ldquo;has joined @X to sue a cartel of advertisers and ad agencies who conspired to block ad revenue from going to certain platforms and content creators. GARM was a conspiracy to perpetrate an advertiser boycott of Rumble and others, and that&rsquo;s illegal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Rumble CEO explains how groups like GARM &amp; World Federation of Advertisers created a monopoly over all the major ad budgets.<\/p>\n<p>Rumble has joined &#120143; in suing these groups who conspired to block ad revenue from going to certain platforms and content creators. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HEHeBkRymi\">pic.twitter.com\/HEHeBkRymi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cb_doge\/status\/1821246540268306893?\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rumble is a video platform that provides an alternative to the liberal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/censorship-alert-senator-ron-johnson-banned-youtube-covid-treatment-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, which has shown itself more than willing to remove videos or suspend accounts that do not comply with its &ldquo;guidelines,&rdquo; which politically seem to be applied most often against conservative views.<\/p>\n<p>X CEO Linda Yaccarino <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lindayaX\/status\/1820838625245880634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offered<\/a> why her company decided to sue GARM and the WFA.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was shocked by the evidence uncovered by the House Judiciary Committee that a group of companies organized a systematic illegal boycott against X,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;It is just wrong and that is why we are taking action.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The evidence and facts are on our side,&rdquo; Yaccarino continued. &ldquo;They conspired to boycott X, which threatens our ability to thrive in the future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That puts your global town hall square, the one place you can express yourself freely and openly, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-5-common-meds-may-increase-your-risk-of-dementia\/\" title=\"These 5 Common Meds May Increase Your Risk of Dementia\">long term risk<\/a>,&rdquo; the CEO added.<\/p>\n<p>Yaccarino concluded, &ldquo;No small group of people should be able to monopolize what gets monetized.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#120143; CEO Linda Yaccarino reveals how a very small group of companies are controlling speech worldwide &ndash; Today &#120143; has filed an antitrust lawsuit against GARM and the WFA.<\/p>\n<p>I stand with &#120143; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CrD4Ajkex4\">pic.twitter.com\/CrD4Ajkex4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ALEX (@ajtourville) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ajtourville\/status\/1820852231177937343?\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-eric-swalwell-humiliates-attempt-snare-ben-shapiro-gotcha-question-backfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Shapiro<\/a>, who had testified before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-judiciary-committee-hits-two-doj-prosecutors-lawsuit-hunter-biden-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Judiciary Committee<\/a> last month, celebrated the news of GARM&rsquo;s discontinuance with a post on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Important win for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-joe-rogan-just-end-twitter-rogan-announces-hes-joined-twitter-competitor-gettr\/\" title=\"\u2018Did Joe Rogan Just End Twitter?\u2019: Rogan Announces He\u2019s Joined Twitter Competitor GETTR\">free speech principles<\/a>. Well done, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?\">@elonmusk<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP?\">@JudiciaryGOP<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rumblevideo?\">@rumblevideo<\/a> and all others who have pushed against the censorship regime of GARM. Here was my Congressional testimony on the issue a few weeks ago:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NhRy8nm6qu\">https:\/\/t.co\/NhRy8nm6qu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When we fight, we win. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NMtcd8tgFU\">https:\/\/t.co\/NMtcd8tgFU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1821597751072665653?\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Important win for free speech principles,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;Well done, [Elon Musk], [House Judiciary], [Rumble] and all others who have pushed against the censorship regime of GARM.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In his testimony before Congress, Shapiro <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/JU\/JU00\/20240710\/117518\/HHRG-118-JU00-Wstate-ShapiroB-20240710-U9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, &ldquo;The First Amendment was not designed to enable workarounds by elected officials. It was directed at Congress. At you. You abdicate your fundamental duty when you exert pressure on private companies to censor speech.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">GARM was targeting shows and outlets like The Daily Wire, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joerogan?\">@joerogan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?\">@FoxNews<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews?\">@BreitbartNews<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/X?\">@X<\/a>, and more. After <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP?\">@JudiciaryGOP<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan?\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro?\">@benshapiro<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?\">@elonmusk<\/a> exposed their corruption, they announced today that are disbanding.<\/p>\n<p>When we fight, we win. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qDsXFVTJpr\">pic.twitter.com\/qDsXFVTJpr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDailyWire\/status\/1821610458216067210?\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And some in this room have been doing just that for years. We in the non-legacy media have been feeling the effects. In the name of the Constitution &ndash; and yes, in the name of democracy &ndash; it must stop,&rdquo; the well-spoken Shapiro added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: The &ldquo;Global Alliance for Responsible Media&rdquo; is discontinuing.<\/p>\n<p>Big win for the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>Big win for oversight.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; House Judiciary GOP &#127482;&#127480;&#127482;&#127480;&#127482;&#127480; (@JudiciaryGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1821587859700424933?\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has certainly felt the effect of what Shapiro described.<\/p>\n<p>For now, score a big victory for the First Amendment and non-establishment views.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to Business Insider on Thursday, the advertising organization The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) informed its members that it would be ending its Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) initiative following an antitrust lawsuit filed by X and Rumble against the group. WFA CEO Stephan Loerke stated in a communication to members that this decision was not made lightly but acknowledged GARM&#8217;s status as a non-profit with limited resources. Despite this, Loerke expressed confidence in challenging the lawsuit&#8217;s claims in court, asserting that their activities fully comply with competition regulations.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Musk responded on X after Rumble joined the lawsuit: &#8220;Everyone who has been boycotted should file a lawsuit in every country they\u2019ve been boycotted.&#8221; Rumble explained its involvement by stating it is suing an alleged cartel of advertisers and ad agencies accused of conspiring to restrict ad revenue from reaching certain platforms and content creators. They described GARM as part of an illegal advertiser boycott against Rumble.<\/p>\n<p>Rumble serves as an alternative video platform to YouTube, which has faced criticism for removing content or suspending accounts that do not align with its guidelines\u2014often perceived as biased against conservative viewpoints. Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, elaborated on her company&#8217;s decision to sue GARM and WFA: &#8220;I was shocked by evidence showing companies organized an illegal boycott against X,&#8221; she said. She emphasized that such actions threaten free expression on their platform.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Shapiro from The Daily Wire celebrated GARM\u2019s discontinuation on X as a significant win for free speech principles and commended those fighting against censorship efforts linked to GARM. 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