Elon Musk’s X sues media watchdog Media Matters over report on pro-Nazi content on the social media site | CNN Business
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After a devastating advertiser exodus last week involving some of the world’s largest media companies, X owner Elon Musk is suing the progressive watchdog group Media Matters over its analysis highlighting antisemitic and pro-Nazi content on X — a report that appeared to play a significant role in the massive and highly damaging brand revolt.

Elon Musk’s X sues media watchdog Media Matters over report on pro-Nazi content on the social media site::After a devastating advertiser exodus last week involving some of the world’s largest media companies, X owner Elon Musk is suing the progressive watchdog group Media Matters over its analysis highlighting antisemitic and pro-Nazi content on X — a report that appeared to play a significant role in the massive and highly damaging brand revolt.

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    282·
    1 year ago

    in some ways it’s a dream come true for the people at Media Matters because it could allow them to use the litigation discovery process to force X to divulge all sorts of embarrassing, damaging private information that it would much rather keep secret.

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
        82·
        1 year ago

        Yeah and I’m loving it! Such massive arrogant hubris is pretty much the only way the immensely powerful are ever accidentally held to account and it’s the best schadenfreude there is!