With the Federal Trade Commission approving the $13.5 billion merger between advertising giants Omnicom Group and The Interpublic Group of Companies with a consent decree stipulating they refrain from discriminating against conservative outlets, a key question remains: Will they still rely on NewsGuard?
The FTC decree — released last week with a 30 day public comment period — aims to prevent the merged entity from engaging in anticompetitive practices, particularly those related to Big Censorship (sometimes labeled the Censorship Industrial Complex).
The FTC’s order indicated that Omnicom and IPG had violated the law, specifically the Clayton and Federal Trade Commission Acts, by illegally colluding to boycott targeted groups and other violations.
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