Elon Musk’s X just sued a nonprofit advertising group out of existence | CNN Business
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A major ad industry group is shutting down, days after Elon Musk-owned X filed a lawsuit that claimed the group illegally conspired to boycott advertising on his platform.

The group, Global Alliance for Responsible Media, also known as GARM, is a voluntary ad-industry initiative run by the World Federation of Advertisers that aims to help brands avoid having their advertisements appear alongside illegal or harmful content. GARM confirmed it is still planning to defend itself in court.

The end of GARM marks a temporary victory for Musk and X CEO Linda Yaccarino, even though a judge hasn’t made a ruling yet.

  • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works
    53·
    3 months ago

    meanwhile next month, “The new group World Alliance for Responsible Media, also known as WARM, is a voluntary ad-industry initiative…”

    • MataVatnik@lemmy.world
      321·
      3 months ago

      I wouldn’t be surprised. Transfer the funds, dissolve the entity, so they don’t need to waste money fighting frivolous lawsuits and open up under a different entity.

      • Etterra@lemmy.world
        111·
        3 months ago

        Half of white Musky is moving to Texas is it the lawyers will let anybody with enough money do whatever the hell they want. I don’t think they have an anti-slap law at the state level either.

        • madasi@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          9·
          3 months ago

          You would be looking for the Texas Citizens Participation Act. That’s Texas’ Anti-SLAPP law. No idea how it holds up in comparison to other states’ though.

            • Zenjal@lemmy.world
              1·
              3 months ago

              Yarp, that’s what’s happenin to Coffezilla right now. Logan Paul is suin him for comments made in 2 videos an a tweet being critical of his refund plan for cryptozoo, or lack there of, and specifically did it in fed court to dodge the SLAPP it seems

    • BruceTwarzen
      5·
      3 months ago

      They should call themselves twitter. The name isn’t in use anymore.