Ad Companies Settle With F.T.C. Over Claims of Harm to Conservative Sites
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Three major ad companies, WPP, Dentsu, and Publicis, have settled with the Federal Trade Commission over claims they colluded to deny ad revenue to conservative publishers. The settlement requires the companies to stop working together to restrict ad-buying services for publishers based on their content.
The Federal Trade Commission (F.T.C.) has settled with three major ad companies, WPP, Dentsu, and Publicis, over allegations they colluded to deny ad revenue to conservative publishers. The companies allegedly had policies to combat misinformation that resulted in fewer ads on conservative websites. Under the settlement, they agreed not to work together to restrict ad-buying services for publishers based on their news and political content. The companies did not admit to wrongdoing. The F.T.C. has been investigating claims of anti-conservative bias in online advertising under the Trump administration. The settlement aims to restore competition to the digital news ecosystem.
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