Business Insideroriginally reportedon the email, which stated that the organization would be discontinuing its activities.

GARM is an initiative established by the World Federation of Advertisers in 2019, followingthe Christchurch massacre.

While the organization may be shutting down, GARM and the WEF have denied that they broke antitrust laws.

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Gizmodo reached out to both organizations for comment but did not hear back by time of publication.

This is an important acknowledgement and a necessary step in the right direction.

I am hopeful that it means ecosystem-wide reform is coming.

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Musk has yet to directly comment on the development.

The tech billionaire has made a habit of high-profile litigation in recent years.

Of course, the complete list oflegal entanglementsthat Musk and his companies are involved in is long.

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