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Missouri AG sues Media Matters as Republicans take on critics of Musk’s X.
Move follows similar lawsuit by Texas attorney general, raising fear that news outlets could be next targets
The lawsuit, filed by Missouri’s attorney general, Andrew Bailey, on Monday, marks the second time that GOP officials have taken legal action against Media Matters to support Elon Musk, X’s billionaire owner. Musk, whose takeover of Twitter began with the reinstatement of neo-Nazi users, courted rightwing leaders by positioning himself as a foot soldier in the fight against “liberal censorship” – in this case, content moderation policies on his own social network. The social media company laid off 7,000 people after Musk purchased the platform, including much of the trust and safety team as well as contractors in charge of content moderation – which digital experts said quickly led to a rise in misinformation and hate speech.
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