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US FTC's Omnicom decree signals war on ad boycotts; critics question motives

By Ilana Kowarski ( July 3, 2025, 18:32 GMT | Comment) -- Global ad agency holding companies Omnicom and Interpublic secured authorization from the US Federal Trade Commission for their proposed merger by making a novel behavioral commitment — a promise not to engage in viewpoint discrimination when choosing which media outlets to advertise on and which advertisers to accept as clients.  The unique merger remedy has spurred debate over whether forbidding collective political boycotting within the ad sector advances or undermines freedom of speech.Global ad agency holding companies Omnicom and Interpublic secured authorization from the US Federal Trade Commission for their proposed merger by making a novel behavioral commitment — a promise not to engage in viewpoint discrimination when choosing which media outlets to advertise on and which advertisers to accept as clients....

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