Abigail Slater, Trump's nominee for the Department of Justice's antitrust division, testified that the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) engaged in 'a certain amount of collusion' by allegedly organizing boycotts against conservative media outlets.
President Donald Trump 's nominee to lead the Department of Justice’s antitrust division stated that an advertising trade association accused of organizing boycotts against conservative media engaged in 'a certain amount of collusion.' The Global Alliance for Responsible Media ( GARM ), an advertising trade association founded by the World Federation of Advertisers, positioned itself as a 'voluntary cross-industry initiative created in 2019 to address digital safety.
' The group claimed its establishment followed the Christchurch New Zealand Mosque shootings to protect brands from having their advertisements displayed alongside 'illegal or harmful content' such as child pornography or posts promoting terrorism. GARM maintained its 'apolitical' stance. \However, the House Judiciary Committee released a report accusing the organization of colluding to punish organizations it disapproved of politically and participating in industry-wide advertising boycotts targeting politically disfavored platforms, news outlets, and podcasts, including those associated with Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Spotify, Fox News, The Daily Wire, and Breitbart News. During a Wednesday hearing, Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) inquired of Abigail Slater, Trump's nominee for the antitrust division chief, whether advertisers colluding to boycott a specific 'conservative news site' constituted illegal price fixing under federal antitrust laws. Slater, unable to address a hypothetical scenario, swiftly shifted the conversation towards GARM. \'What we've seen in terms of reporting and facts and evidence in from the House GARM report... what was evidence there was a pattern of conduct involving a trade association which for and on behalf of national brands and international brands selectively stopped advertising dollars or counsel companies not to send advertising dollars to certain companies,' Slater stated. 'I think it's fair to say, a certain amount of collusion went on via this trade association, and I think that pattern of conduct is is quite troubling,' she testified. Slater asserted that GARM's actions deprived affected companies of 90% of U.S. ad spending. Allegedly involved with GARM were Adidas, American Express, Bayer, BP, Carhartt, Chanel, CVS, and General Motors. GARM's leader and co-founder, Rob Rakowitz, expressed frustration with 'extreme global interpretation of the US Constitution' and dismissed applying 'principles for governance' as literal law from 230 years ago (made by white men exclusively).' GARM shut down in 2024, citing 'allegations that unfortunately misconstrue its purpose and activities have caused a distraction and significantly drained its resources and finances.
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDIA GARM ANTITRUST CONSERVATIVE MEDIA BOYCOTTS ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DONALD TRUMP ABIGAIL SLATER
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