Censorship showdown: NewsGuard sues FTC over ratings control
TL;DR
NewsGuard, a firm that rates the reliability of online news outlets, has sued President Trump’s Federal Trade Commission, alleging the agency tried to drive it out of business by barring a major ad agency from using NewsGuard’s ratings in retaliation for disagreements with its assessments. The company frames the move as censorship and argues it violates First and Fourth Amendment rights, illustrating a clash between a government regulator and a private ratings provider over online news credibility.
Topics:businesstech-policy#censorship#federal-trade-commission#lawsuits#news-media#newsguard#tech-policy
- A company that rates news sites says the Trump administration is strangling it The Washington Post
- Media Ratings Site NewsGuard Sues Trump FTC, Claims Unconstitutional Effort “To Censor Speech” Deadline
- Why We've Just Sued the Government newsguardrealitycheck.com
- News-Rating Biz Escalates Fight Against 'Retaliatory' FTC Deal Law360
- Complaint - NewsGuard v. FTC thefire.org
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