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  "path": "/2026/04/16/oh-look-the-maga-ftc-built-the-censorship-industrial-complex-it-was-screaming-about/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T16:29:43.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
    "dentsu",
    "garm",
    "global disinformation index",
    "ipg",
    "newsguard",
    "newsmax",
    "omnicom",
    "publicis",
    "world federation of advertisers",
    "wpp",
    "1st amendment",
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    "antitrust",
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  "textContent": "We’ve been covering the Trump administration’s escalating campaign against NewsGuard for a while now. It started with the House Oversight Committee’s absurd investigation of the company for the crime of expressing opinions about news reliability. But then there was the FTC’s burdensome fishing expedition and blocking of the merger of two advertising giants — Omnicom […]",
  "title": "Oh Look, The MAGA FTC Built The Censorship Industrial Complex It Was Screaming About"
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