Mike Benz, executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online (FFO), warned that federal contracts with large advertising agencies significantly threaten free speech and independent media in the United States.In a Thursday interview on Newsmax’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Benz expressed grave concerns about the federal government’s financial relationships with major advertising agencies that are using left-wing media monitoring groups to target conservative media.

Benz specifically pointed to the activities of NewsGuard and the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), which are backed by major global ad agencies.Benz described NewsGuard as an “existential threat to everything this country represents.”

NewsGuard was founded by Steven Brill, a left-wing advocate and longtime Democratic donor.

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