The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee launched an investigation into two corporations for potential violation of antitrust laws related to demonetizing “disfavored platforms.”
Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent letters to James Quincey, chief executive officer of The Coca-Cola Company, and Mr. David Hardy, chief executive officer of Orsted, a renewable energy company.
In the letters, Mr. Jordan requested that the two companies surrender documents and communications with the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) through its Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) beginning in 2019.
The two companies “may be acting inconsistent with U.S. antitrust laws and congressional intent by coordinating with GARM members’ efforts to eliminate online content,” Mr. Jordan said….
