Global Alliance for Responsible Media disputes X lawsuit but stops operations.

The SLAPP seems to working as intended.

An advertising industry initiative targeted by an Elon Musk lawsuit is “discontinuing” its activities and has deleted the member list from its website.

Stephan Loerke, the CEO of the WFA, wrote in an email to members, seen by Business Insider, that the decision was “not made lightly” but that GARM is a not-for-profit organization with limited resources.

Today, the House Judiciary GOP’s official account on X called GARM being discontinued a “big win for the First Amendment” and a “big win for oversight.” X CEO Linda Yaccarino also applauded the news.

  • @Sequentialsilence
    40•4 months ago

    Can someone explain like I’m dumb? This sounds bad, because a non profit is being bullied into shutting down because of a lawsuit, but it’s also being hailed as a first amendment win, which sounds like the opposite of what is happening.

    • 👍Maximum Derek👍OPEnglish
      68•4 months ago

      Republicans call it a first amendment win because GARM would tell advertisers when their ads are running on platforms along side dangerous or illegal content. And they equate being given carte blanche to spread any and all harmful content on social media with free speech.

      • @Sequentialsilence
        27•4 months ago

        Gotcha thank you. So standard Gaslight Obstruct Project going on.

      • @Contravariant
        8•4 months ago

        Just so I got this clear, making it illegal to tell advertisers when their ads are running next to dangerous or illegal content is a freedom of speech win?

        • @HiddenLychee
          2•4 months ago

          Yes and it’s pretty obvious how. I’m just waiting for my overlords to tell me exactly why it’s obvious.

    • MattEnglish
      26•4 months ago

      The Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) is a cross-industry initiative established in 2019 by the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) to help the industry address the challenge of illegal or harmful content on digital media platforms and its monetization via advertising. https://wfanet.org/leadership/garm/about-garm

      • @Sequentialsilence
        14•4 months ago

        So it shutting down because of this lawsuit is a bad thing. I wonder if the advertising industry will come up with anything to replace it.

        • @njm1314
          7•4 months ago

          Brother if Elon Musk is for it you can go ahead and assume it’s bad.