Chairman Jordan Seeks Documents from Over 40 Companies Involved in GARM's Corporate Collusion
August 1, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to over 40 companies seeking documents related to their involvement in corporate collusion through the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM). In July, the Committee released an interim staff report titled "GARM's Harm: How the World's Biggest Brands Seek to Control Online Speech," which details how large corporations, advertising agencies, and industry associations—through the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and specifically its GARM initiative—participated in boycotts and coordinated actions to demonetize platforms, podcasts, news outlets, and other content that GARM and its members deem disfavored.
The Committee's oversight has shown that GARM has deviated significantly from its original intent and has collectively used its immense market power to demonetize voices and viewpoints the group disagrees with—even intervening in situations that do not have a so-called "brand safety" concern.
The Committee sent letters to the following entities, organized by U.S state and foreign country:
California
Electronic Arts
HP Incorporated
Red Bull North America Inc.
Roblox
Connecticut
Beiersdorf North America
Illinois
Kellanova
McDonalds Corporation
Mondelēz International
Kentucky
Perfetti Van Melle
Michigan
Carhartt
General Motors
Minnesota
General Mills
Missouri
Centene Corporation
New Jersey
Bayer U.S.
Haleon
Johnson & Johnson
Kenvue Incorporated
Merck & Co. Incorporated
Sanofi
Verizon
Volvo Cars USA
New York
American Express
Chanel
Colgate-Palmolive
FrieslandCampina
Goldman Sachs
L'Oréal USA
Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, North America
Mastercard
PepsiCo
Pernord Ricard North America
Scotiabank U.S.
Sony Corporation of America
Suntory Global Spirits
Oregon
Adidas North America
NIKE Inccorporated
Pennsylvania
IKEA U.S.
Rhode Island
CVS Health
Texas
BP America
Dell Technologies
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Shell USA
Washington
Microsoft Corporation
Foreign corporations
Austria
Red Bull GmbH
Canada
Scotiabank
France
L'Oréal
Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy
Pernod Ricard
Sanofi
Germany
Adidas Group
Bayer AG
Beiersdorf AG
Japan
Sony Group
Suntory Holdings
The Committee's oversight has shown that GARM has deviated significantly from its original intent and has collectively used its immense market power to demonetize voices and viewpoints the group disagrees with—even intervening in situations that do not have a so-called "brand safety" concern.
The Committee sent letters to the following entities, organized by U.S state and foreign country:
California
Electronic Arts
HP Incorporated
Red Bull North America Inc.
Roblox
Connecticut
Beiersdorf North America
Illinois
Kellanova
McDonalds Corporation
Mondelēz International
Kentucky
Perfetti Van Melle
Michigan
Carhartt
General Motors
Minnesota
General Mills
Missouri
Centene Corporation
New Jersey
Bayer U.S.
Haleon
Johnson & Johnson
Kenvue Incorporated
Merck & Co. Incorporated
Sanofi
Verizon
Volvo Cars USA
New York
American Express
Chanel
Colgate-Palmolive
FrieslandCampina
Goldman Sachs
L'Oréal USA
Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, North America
Mastercard
PepsiCo
Pernord Ricard North America
Scotiabank U.S.
Sony Corporation of America
Suntory Global Spirits
Oregon
Adidas North America
NIKE Inccorporated
Pennsylvania
IKEA U.S.
Rhode Island
CVS Health
Texas
BP America
Dell Technologies
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Shell USA
Washington
Microsoft Corporation
Foreign corporations
Austria
Red Bull GmbH
Canada
Scotiabank
France
L'Oréal
Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy
Pernod Ricard
Sanofi
Germany
Adidas Group
Bayer AG
Beiersdorf AG
Japan
Sony Group
Suntory Holdings
Netherlands
FrieslandCampina
Ingka Group
Perfetti Van Melle
FrieslandCampina
Ingka Group
Perfetti Van Melle
Sweden
Volvo Cars
United Kingdom
BP
Chanel
Haleon
Shell
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