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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 154 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Jim Jordan, a member of the so-called "free market" and "small government" party, is using his platform and power to demand why companies are not patronizing his favorite social media company.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 45 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

A republican being a hypocrite?

Gasp!

Next thing you’ll tell me is that he’s a lying rape-enabler!

[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

O boy do I have news for you

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Jim Jordan showing his masters what a good boy he is.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 90 points 5 months ago (1 children)

None of the companies want to “censor conservative” views. It’s just that, in the current moment, more conservatives believe in nonsense and conspiracy theories, in part due to efforts by nonsense peddlers like Jim Jordan.

This is my favorite quote.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You know what is a terrifying thought? If media companies thought they could make more money peddling lies and conspiracy theories, they absolutely would. Truth only gets published because it is currently more valuable than lies.

[–] stanleytweedle@lemmy.world 76 points 5 months ago

Dude's lifelong dream has been to become chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee.

[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 60 points 5 months ago

free speech gym.

companies have the right to advertise wherever they choose to advertise. platforms for advertising are not guaranteed advertisers.

not unless you want to force them to advertise on platforms they don't want to be on. but that would no longer be capitalism, what would that be? I can't think of it it's right at the tip of my tongue...

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 58 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Someone bought a ton of shares and is now in a doom cycle!!

Great job, Gym!

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 5 months ago

Probably his rich backers are the ones heavily ~~laundered~~ invested in that shit-show.

I swear Gym Jordan is like a caricature of a caricature.

[–] mhague@lemmy.world 47 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They just went public, aren't looking too great, and now they want what is essentially attestations of their resemblance to a dumpster fire.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

He should definitely subpoena them😂😆

Jim is a fucking clown 🤡

Congress is an entirely unserious entity because of members like him.

[–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Nah they could just invoke the Jordan Rule -- subpoenas don't have to be followed if the following House doesn't want to enforce them.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 45 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

They could start running ads about how he helped protect a child molester.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 5 months ago

I wonder if ads like that would make it on truth social? I’d imagine they wouldn’t be up long, but also understand the dilemma between advertising to the morons, and supporting Donny’s scam.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 36 points 5 months ago

Because if your company advertises to a site which caters to Nazis, you’re a Nazi company.

[–] GrymEdm@lemmy.world 34 points 5 months ago
[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago

To Jim Jordan:

Go fash, no cash.

Signed,

The major ad companies

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 28 points 5 months ago

FREE SPEECH means FORCING companies to Advertise on websites you have Stock Options in!

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Does he really not know? What a fucking idiot.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

I wonder how much his election campaign spends there.

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 20 points 5 months ago

Gym, who did nothing to help the young men that were raped in his state - when he had the position to do so.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

He must have been one of those super bratty kids who refused to do anything they didn’t want to and screamed as loud as they could in the supermarket.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

And whined particularly loudly when Mom got in a longer line on purpose, just to go down the aisle with books instead of candy

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

No one wants their products to be associated with Truth Social's clientele.

[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The companies should buy an ad spot on WaPo or whatever saying no client wants to be associated with all the bullshit on that far right shit hole site.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Nah, the best way is to blackhole it. Ignore it even exists and it will crash and burn into obscurity.

[–] Blackout@kbin.run 7 points 5 months ago

Nazis maybe?

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Supply and Demand:

The Truth Social supplies a product that has little to no demand.

[–] Marthirial@lemmings.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Jim Jordan is mentally retarded and should not have more power than the ability to use a can opener.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I'm not confident he could use a can opener tbh