for antitrust amateurs, this suit is a total stinker. trade association cases are hard enough to bring as it is, and there’s a facial defense against Muskrat’s claims that’ll probably have them dismissed at summary judgment: there’s a sufficiently plausible independent business justification for each and every single one of these advertisers to do this on their own – X was losing them money with its nazi shit!
modularpeak2552 on
i love this for them
Sauce1024 on
Wow I wonder why advertisers might be turned off by such riveting content like this being propagated by blue checkmarks
>Linda Yaccarino, X’s chief executive, in an open letter to advertisers. “People are hurt when the marketplace of ideas is undermined and some viewpoints are not funded over others as part of an illegal boycott.”
How do people say stuff like this and not cringe at themselves?
Justacynt on
O no mah free market
crassowary on
Twitter: We are going to be a true freedom of speech place!
Advertisers: exercise their right to not give money and speech to them
Twitter: 😱
RetardevoirDullade on
On one hand, people need to lose their hate boner for Musk and start being friendly with him again.
On the other hand, this lawsuit is [redacted] since people agreeing not to buy something is not a crime.
E_Cayce on
This is piggy backing on a GOP strategy, “conservatives being silenced” bullshit.
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for antitrust amateurs, this suit is a total stinker. trade association cases are hard enough to bring as it is, and there’s a facial defense against Muskrat’s claims that’ll probably have them dismissed at summary judgment: there’s a sufficiently plausible independent business justification for each and every single one of these advertisers to do this on their own – X was losing them money with its nazi shit!
i love this for them
Wow I wonder why advertisers might be turned off by such riveting content like this being propagated by blue checkmarks
https://preview.redd.it/0nk727gij2hd1.jpeg?width=812&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=032c6e35bf0b0c6867f40290b56bf8f9c2eeeef8
>Linda Yaccarino, X’s chief executive, in an open letter to advertisers. “People are hurt when the marketplace of ideas is undermined and some viewpoints are not funded over others as part of an illegal boycott.”
How do people say stuff like this and not cringe at themselves?
O no mah free market
Twitter: We are going to be a true freedom of speech place!
Advertisers: exercise their right to not give money and speech to them
Twitter: 😱
On one hand, people need to lose their hate boner for Musk and start being friendly with him again.
On the other hand, this lawsuit is [redacted] since people agreeing not to buy something is not a crime.
This is piggy backing on a GOP strategy, “conservatives being silenced” bullshit.
https://judiciary.house.gov/media/in-the-news/house-judiciary-committee-report-exposes-shadowy-corporate-coordination-silence
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/collusion-global-alliance-responsible-media
https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-jordan-seeks-documents-over-40-companies-involved-garms-corporate
https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/how-worlds-biggest-brands-seek-control-online-speech
I can’t wait to read the inevitable bench slap on this one.
Wahhh wahhhh advertisers don’t want to be associated with my shitty and toxic brand wahhh