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Media Matters is suing the FTC to block investigation into X advertiser boycott
Media Matters for America has sued the FTC, claiming that the agency is targeting it in retaliation for past criticisms of the social media platform X.
After Musk threatened to file a "thermonuclear lawsuit" in response, X sued Media Matters later that year, claiming the organization was attempting to push advertisers into boycotting its service. CEO Linda Yaccarino called the report " misleading and manipulative" in a note to X employees, while a representative from Media Matters told Engadget: "This is a frivolous lawsuit meant to bully X's critics into silence. Last month, while Musk was still closely tied to President Donald Trump's administration and working with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, the FTC launched its own investigation into Media Matters to determine whether the group illegally colluded with advertisers.
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