The US District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted the defendants’ World Federation of Advertisers, Diageo PLC, WPP PLC, and GroupM Worldwide, Inc.’s motion to dismiss an antitrust suit on Wednesday that was filed by Rumble, Inc., a media company with ties to President Donald Trump.

Rumble had accused the defendants, all four advertisers, of conspiring to restrict advertising on its platform, which hosts Trump’s Truth Social network. Finding Rumble l acked personal jurisdiction, filed in an improper venue, and failed to state a claim, the court dismissed the case without prejudice and did not address the merits of the case.

“In sum, the Court agrees with Defendants that ‘[t]his case has nothing to do with Texas, much less the Northern District of Texas,'” US District Co

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