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Forget Big Tech

Cracks have appeared in the Tech Titans’ ironclad grip on the public square.

Yesterday, I painted a melancholy portrait of the American media landscape.\\ \\ You may have walked away from that piece thinking to yourself, “We’re doomed.” And you may be correct.

But here’s the good news: thanks to grassroots, people-centric organizations like Convention of States, We the People still stand a fighting chance to break free from Big Tech Supremacy.

**Find out how here!**\\ \\ On Monday, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson announced the merger of two major advertising agencies, Omnicom and IPP. While this may not seem like a free speech victory, Ferguson explained that both companies, in agreeing to the merger, made concessions not to participate in viewpoint discrimination or indirect censorship.

Additionally, Ferguson revealed that the FTC will continue to monitor Omnicom and IPP, ensuring “future attempts at collusion … are unlikely to remain hidden.”

Last year, Convention of States reported that the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) had allegedly pressured large corporations and advertisers to boycott alternative conservative media outlets. According to an investigation by the House Judiciary Committee the group sponsored coordinated efforts to “demonetize platforms, podcasts, news outlets, and other content deemed disfavored by GARM and its members.”

Omnicom and IPP were both founding members.

“In recent years,” Ferguson wrote, “the advertising industry has been plagued by deliberate, coordinated efforts to steer ad revenue away from certain news organizations, media outlets, and social media networks. … Indeed,” he continued, “a Congressional investigation concluded that the World Federation of Advertisers’ Global Alliance for Responsible Media (“GARM”) banded together the most powerful firms in their industry to choke off the vital advertising revenue of those who disagreed with them, disseminated information they believed untrue, or refused to deplatform those who did.”

In permitting the merger, Ferguson noted, he blocked Omnicom and IPP “from entering into or maintaining any agreement or practice that would steer advertising dollars away from publishers based on their political or ideological viewpoints,” a major victory for free speech enthusiasts.

And while, ironically, you probably won’t hear much about the FTC’s crackdown on censorship from the legacy media, it nevertheless serves as a disruptive, mold-breaking milestone in the fight against Big Tech. Cracks have appeared in the Tech Titans’ ironclad grip on the public square, and alternative media platforms are exploiting them with a vengeance.

That is what happens when you, the reader, divest from companies that hate your values — what Mark Meckler calls the “Great Decoupling.”

The censorship cartel’s back-handed violations of the First Amendment are unraveling because a fiercely independent press, supported by people like you, stood up, like David, to oppose the Tech Giants.

Now, we must press home our advantage.

If we want to beat the mainstream media, we can’t rely on their platforms to tell our story. That’s why we need to build our own direct line to patriots — through email. **Subscribe to the COS email today to capitalize on the momentum and end Big Tech Supremacy!**

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Created:	2025-06-23 22:47 GMT
Updated:	2025-07-01 07:00 GMT
Published:	2025-06-24 15:00 GMT
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