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The term “agreement among competitors” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that quotation. Is there any evidence that this boycott was coordinated? AFAIK so far
by malshe 2y ago
The term “agreement among competitors” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that quotation. Is there any evidence that this boycott was coordinated? AFAIK so far every advertiser who pulled out has a solid reason for doing so.
- leereeves 2y agoI don't know, but the Congressional report claims "a GARM member documented discussions about the boycott, noting that the company had pulled advertisements from Twitter based on GARM's recommendations." https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/how-worlds-biggest-brands-seek-control-online-speech https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/how-worlds-...
- quantified 2y agoWhat are the cohorts of competitors vs simply a bunch of companies? If a couple of alcoholic beverage companies or airlines were part of the group as well as unrelated companies, it could be said that competitors were agreeing. But that's super weak.
- techostritch 2y agoI think the why must matter though right? Unrelated to I viewpoint could you just sue a group because they all agree advertising on your platform is useless?