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From the COMPLAINT > This is an antitrust action relating to a group boycott by competing advertisers of one of the most popular social media platforms in the
by nabla9 2y ago
From the COMPLAINT
> This is an antitrust action relating to a group boycott by competing advertisers of one of the most popular social media platforms in the United States.
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>As a condition of GARM membership, GARM’s members agree to adopt, implement, and enforce GARM’s brand safety standards, including by withholding advertising from social media platforms deemed by GARM to be non-compliant with the brand safety
standards
The gist of the lawsuit is
>GARM Members Agree to Follow and Enforce the Brand Safety Standards.
It's not that uncommon to have requirements for being a member of some business association.
Antitrust against free association when the intent is to have industry standards?