Steve FosterAug 6, 2024
Steve Herman
Elon Musk’s X social media platform sues a coalition of major advertisers, claiming it violated antitrust laws by coordinating with brands to dissuade them from buying ads on the former Twitter. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25033227-x-v-garm
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Show threadTerriAug 6, 2024

@w7voa

He was out of compliance with the standards and now he wants to complain about the 'bad' standards.

"You can't tell me what to do. I can do whatever I want and you have to support me no matter what I'm doing."

em, no.

Show threadTrue SlickyAug 6, 2024

@w7voa Musk's idea of "freedom" means forcing businesses how to spend their money, I guess.

It also means cancelling anybody's voice that he disagrees with.

Such "freedom."

Show thread🇺🇦𖤐AlderForrest 𖤐 🇺🇦Aug 6, 2024
@w7voa what a clown. Man child Musk. All responsible companies should leave that far-right nest.
Show threadArtemesiaAug 6, 2024

@w7voa

Filed in Wichita Falls TX. That's judge shopping for the notorious right-winger Reed O'Connor. This suit won't get thrown out. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_O%27Connor

Reed O'Connor - Wikipedia

Show threadNicole ParsonsAug 6, 2024

@w7voa

#TranslatedFromTheRepublican

"Musk says, "I order advertisers to use my Nazi-promoting platform, or else!"

Captive consumers of abusive monopolies, forever.

Billionaires don't realize that autonomy & agency still exists. For now.

(Except women & LGBTQ.)"
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/06/elon-musk-x-advertising-lawsuit-antitrust

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/06/tech/musk-x-sues-garm-advertising-boycott/index.html

https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-x-twitter-rumble-sue-advertisers/

https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/elon-musk-x-sues-advertisers-garm-boycott-1236097110/

So much for "free markets"

Musk’s X sues Unilever, Mars and CVS over ‘massive advertiser boycott’

X said the companies worked against their economic self-interests in a conspiracy violating US antitrust law

The Guardian
Show threadInspiredAug 7, 2024
@w7voa I hope they win on the the strength of the consumer welfare standard (even though I think it's bullshit) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_welfare_standard. Twitter ads aren't worth what they used to be. Supposedly, if a monopoly results in lower prices for consumers, it is not illegal. So they just coordinated to stop wasting money on Twitter ads, saving us all money.
Consumer welfare standard - Wikipedia

Show threadInspiredAug 7, 2024
@w7voa Also, as buyers (of advertising) in this transaction, they literally cannot be a monopoly. Is there some monpsony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopsony law nobody told me about? If so, employment law would like to have a word with you.
Monopsony - Wikipedia