'Censorship cartel' on its heels as Trump appointees, litigation crack open alleged conspiracy
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"Federal judge grants further legal discovery into censorship pressure after SCOTUS setback this summer while censored journalist discloses "as close to a smoking gun as we could hope to find now." "
What about?
It's hard to believe, but in USA,
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White House
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Agencies including DHS, CIA, FBI
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certain Big Media companies
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certain Big Tech companies
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lib activists
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and so-called "fact checker" and "watch dog" orgs (lib activists again)
Colluded.......to
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suppress dissident voices
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target specific competitor-businesses for destruction
That
is what Censorship Cartel, means.They may have brought civil and/or criminal liablility on themselves.
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possible anti-trust (Sherman)
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possible racketeering (RICO)
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possible election interference, conspiracies to violate civil rights
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Texas AG, Ken Paxton, joins this effort.
(In general. I do not know if he joins specific case.)
Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a civil investigative demand to the World Federation of Advertisers (“WFA”) as part of an ongoing investigation into a potential anticompetitive scheme to withhold advertising dollars from certain social media platforms.
Attorney General Paxton is investigating a possible coordinated plan or conspiracy to withhold advertising dollars from certain social media platforms by pressuring advertisers not to purchase online advertising space. Although companies are free to choose when and where they want to advertise, a conspiracy among companies along these lines can result in harm to competition and may violate the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983.
“It is completely unacceptable and un-American that the Department of Justice under the Biden Administration failed to enforce antitrust laws against its perceived political allies,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Trade organizations and companies cannot collude to block advertising revenue from entities they wish to undermine.
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Meanwhile, Comcast tries to sell failing MSDNC.
Rumors fly, as to what "new MSNBC" will look like.
