From Breitbart: A U.S. District Judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) can move forward with its lawsuit against the leftist censorship organization Media Matters, setting a trial date for April 7, 2025.
The Independent reports that U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor has given the green light for Elon Musk’s X to proceed with its lawsuit against Media Matters, a left-wing blacklisting organization. The lawsuit, filed by X in November 2023, accuses Media Matters of sparking an advertiser exodus from the social media platform by publishing a misleading article that alleged X allowed top brands to display advertisements alongside antisemitic and pro-Nazi content.
The article in question, published by Media Matters, claimed that since Musk’s takeover of the platform in 2022, he has increasingly begun a “descent into white nationalist and antisemitic conspiracy theories.” The analysis further alleged that this shift in content moderation policies led to major brands’ advertisements appearing next to inflammatory content.
In response to the article, several high-profile brands, including Apple, IBM, and Disney, pulled their advertising from the platform. Musk, who recently endorsed Donald Trump in the presidential election, called Media Matters “pure evil” when the lawsuit was initially filed.
Musk’s lawsuit alleges that “Media Matters manipulated X’s system to produce highly unlikely ad pairings that are typically filtered out by the platform’s advertising tools.”
The trial is set for April 7, or 2025, and “will be closely watched by industry experts, advertisers, and free speech advocates alike, as it could set a significant precedent for the way social media platforms handle controversial content and their responsibilities towards advertisers and users,” Breitbart explained.
Journalist George Behizy announced:
BREAKING: The judge overseeing Elon Musk and 𝕏’s defamation lawsuit against Soros-backed Media Matters just DENIED their motion to dismiss. Media Matters could now be forced to pay back all the ad revenue 𝕏 has lost as a result of their lies
Last year, they manipulated 𝕏 to coerce many advertisers to leave the platform. They made it look like 𝕏 was serving ads next to “hate speech,” but in reality, they set the whole thing up to frame Elon and the platform
They tried to claim the federal just in Texas did NOT have jurisdiction to hear the case, but the judge wholeheartedly REJECTED their claim, “Because the Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendants, venue is proper, and Plaintiff has properly pled its claims, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.”
THIS IS HUGGEEEEEE!!!!
LFG!! https://t.co/FRDdOfvbYn
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 30, 2024
“We tried peace for 2 years, now it is war,” Musk declared earlier this month.
Samo Burja, founder of Bismarck Analysis, wrote, “America has a privatized propaganda cartel, that pretends to seek profit but truly seeks power. Too long has big advertising held the public’s ideological leash. Let us break these hidden chains!”
“True,” Musk replied.
True
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 30, 2024
Reactions from conservatives are pouring in…
Investigative journalist group Project Veritas mocked, “Media Matters was so kind to dedicate a whole page on their website to us. Big fans. Please send them our regards when you see them in court.👋.”
Media Matters was so kind to dedicate a whole page on their website to us. Big fans. Please send them our regards when you see them in court.👋
— Project Veritas (@Project_Veritas) August 30, 2024
Great news!
Thank you, Elon!— Kari Lake (@KariLake) August 30, 2024
Yassss 🔥👏
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 30, 2024
This is YUGE…!
Fck Soros!
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) August 30, 2024
Great to hear.
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 30, 2024
Media Matters is trash!
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) August 30, 2024
This is great news. I hope the defamation payout is IMMENSE so that these corporate elites finally realize they do not get to control American advertisers or free speech.
— Diana Heard (@PatriotCitzen) August 30, 2024
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