'Sad day for free speech': Media Matters layoffs follow 'thermonuclear' attack by Musk
6 months, 4 weeks ago

'Sad day for free speech': Media Matters layoffs follow 'thermonuclear' attack by Musk

Raw Story  

Just months after mega-billionaire Elon Musk launched what he termed a "thermonuclear lawsuit" against Media Matters for America, the nonprofit media watchdog outfit announced a round of punishing layoffs Thursday which it in part attributed to the financial strain imposed by the legal battle it now faces. What triggered Musk's initial outrage in November was MMFA reporting about "pro-Nazi content" on the social media platform X, owned by Musk, appearing alongside ads by prominent corporations in the content stream shown to users. In his post threatening the lawsuit, which was later filed in Texas, Musk vowed to target "Media Matters and ALL those who colluded in this fraudulent attack on our company." "Many of my best colleagues at Media Matters lost their jobs today," Ari Drennen, the LGBTQ program director for Media Matters, said Thursday on X alongside individual posts from many of those laid off.

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Elon Musk’s Supreme Court Endgame in Defamation Lawsuit
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s Supreme Court Endgame in Defamation Lawsuit

Slate  

Late last year, Elon Musk sued nonprofit media watchdog Media Matters for America for defamation. By suing, Musk aims to deter Media Matters and other organizations not just from publicizing X’s advertising practices but from fighting disinformation generally. Musk’s legal manipulations and bombastic attacks on the organization make clear that his intent is to punish Media Matters, driving up legal …

Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn’t care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech
1 year ago

Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn’t care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in “blackmail” and, using a profanity, essentially told them to go away. that’s how I feel.” In an on-stage interview at The New York Times DealBook Summit, Musk also apologized …

George Soros and his connection to 'Media Matters', campaigning against Elon Musk
1 year ago

George Soros and his connection to 'Media Matters', campaigning against Elon Musk

Op India  

Leftist NGO and media watchdog ‘Media Matters for America’ have come under the scanner after it accused X and its founder Elon Musk of promoting Neo-Nazi content. Elon Musk and the ‘Media Matters for America’ controversy On 16th November, leftist media watchdog ‘Media Matters for America’ published a controversial article, claiming that X was placing In the article, it claimed, …

Elon Musk’s Media Matters Lawsuit Will Have a ‘Chilling Effect’
54 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk’s Media Matters Lawsuit Will Have a ‘Chilling Effect’

Wired  

On Monday, X filed a lawsuit against Media Matters for America, a nonprofit, alleging that a recent report showing big name advertisers appearing next to antisemitic content on X was an attempt to “destroy” the company by encouraging advertisers to pull their money. Shortly after, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office announced that it would be investigating MMFA for “potential …

Elon Musk sues media watchdog for report on anti-Semitic content on X that led to exodus of advertisers
1 year, 1 month ago

Elon Musk sues media watchdog for report on anti-Semitic content on X that led to exodus of advertisers

Firstpost  

Elon Musk and X Corp are suing Media Matter for report stating that X often shows ads from prominent tech brands against content from Nazi sympathisers and Nazis It seems that Elon Musk’s trouble with X just refuses to die. Elon Musk, who acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022, took to social media on Saturday, announcing X’s intention …

Musk files defamation suit against Media Matters over Nazi X post claims
1 year, 1 month ago

Musk files defamation suit against Media Matters over Nazi X post claims

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Media Matters analysis, published last week, also …

Musk’s X sues liberal advocacy group Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups’ posts
1 year, 1 month ago

Musk’s X sues liberal advocacy group Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups’ posts

Associated Press  

Elon Musk’s social media company X filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday, saying it manufactured a report to show advertisers’ posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist posts in order to “drive advertisers from the platform and destroy X Corp.” Media Matters, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, called the lawsuit “frivolous.” Advertisers have been fleeing …

Elon Musk-owned X and the feud with 'Media Matters' over 'anti-Semitism'
1 year, 1 month ago

Elon Musk-owned X and the feud with 'Media Matters' over 'anti-Semitism'

Op India  

On Thursday, leftist media watchdog ‘Media Matters for America’ published a controversial article, claiming that X was placing In the article, it claimed, “As X owner Elon Musk continues his descent into white nationalist and antisemitic conspiracy theories, his social media platform has been placing ads for major brands like Apple, Bravo, IBM, Oracle, and Xfinity next to content that …

Elon Musk’s X sues Media Matters over report on antisemitic content
1 year, 1 month ago

Elon Musk’s X sues Media Matters over report on antisemitic content

LA Times  

The social media company X, formerly Twitter, sued media watchdog group Media Matters on Monday, alleging defamation after the group reported that the platform was placing ads for major brands next to pro-Hitler and white nationalist content. The complaint alleges that Media Matters “knowingly and maliciously manufactured side-by-side images” that showed X ads next to racist content and presented them …

California man sues Elon Musk for defamation over ‘false flag’ neo-Nazi claim
1 year, 2 months ago

California man sues Elon Musk for defamation over ‘false flag’ neo-Nazi claim

LA Times  

Elon Musk, above, was sued Monday in Texas state court over his endorsement of social media posts that compared an Instagram profile of Ben Brody to a photo of a Portland, Ore., white supremacist. Ben Brody, 22, sued Musk on Monday in Texas state court over the billionaire’s endorsement of social media posts that compared an Instagram profile of Brody …

"Straight out of the authoritarian playbook": Hate speech watchdog sued by Musk's X hits back
1 year, 4 months ago

"Straight out of the authoritarian playbook": Hate speech watchdog sued by Musk's X hits back

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. The internet watchdog Center for Countering Digital Hate hit back at billionaire Elon Musk Tuesday after X—his company formerly known as Twitter—sued the organization over its research into the dissemination of hate speech on the social media platform. In a complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for Northern California in San …

X marks the lawsuit: Elon Musk’s social media company sues nonprofit highlighting site’s hate speech
1 year, 4 months ago

X marks the lawsuit: Elon Musk’s social media company sues nonprofit highlighting site’s hate speech

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has sued a group of researchers — alleging their work highlighting an increase in hate speech on the platform cost the company millions of dollars of advertising revenue. With offices in the U.S. and United Kingdom, the center regularly publishes reports on hate speech, extremism and harmful behavior on …

X marks the lawsuit: Elon Musk's social media company sues nonprofit highlighting site's hate speech
1 year, 4 months ago

X marks the lawsuit: Elon Musk's social media company sues nonprofit highlighting site's hate speech

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy X, the social media platform …

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets
1 year, 4 months ago

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased last year by Elon Musk. An attorney representing the social media site wrote to the Center for Countering Digital Hate on July 20 threatening legal …

Press freedom and civil rights groups condemn Elon Musk’s decision to suspend journalists: ‘Rule by diktat’
2 years ago

Press freedom and civil rights groups condemn Elon Musk’s decision to suspend journalists: ‘Rule by diktat’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twitter suspended the accounts of more than half a dozen journalists who scrutinise …

Column: By embracing anti-Fauci and QAnon conspiracies, Musk tests how low Twitter can sink
2 years ago

Column: By embracing anti-Fauci and QAnon conspiracies, Musk tests how low Twitter can sink

LA Times  

People trying to track the intellectual and moral deterioration of Twitter under its new owner, Elon Musk, have gotten a few more data points to work with in recent days. Musk also has bought into claims by opponents of broad-based public health policies aimed at combating the pandemic that they have been “censored” by social media platforms, including Twitter. In …

Free speech warrior Elon Musk reportedly threatens to sue Twitter staff if they leak to media
2 years ago

Free speech warrior Elon Musk reportedly threatens to sue Twitter staff if they leak to media

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has reportedly threatened Twitter staff who leak confidential information about the …

Elon Musk’s Twitter: QAnon, white nationalists and hate speech - experts reveal how the floodgates have opened
2 years ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter: QAnon, white nationalists and hate speech - experts reveal how the floodgates have opened

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The findings highlight how Musk’s public …

Elon Musk ‘fired Twitter staff for criticising him’
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk ‘fired Twitter staff for criticising him’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A number of Twitter staff …

Twitter and Elon Musk: Nightmare for Left, petrified of free speech
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter and Elon Musk: Nightmare for Left, petrified of free speech

Op India  

The Global Left is living its worst nightmare. News article by The New York Times Responding to the article by The New York Times, Elon Musk tweeted, “This is fake – I did *not* tweet out a link to The New York Times!”. If Elon Musk believes that all news has a bias, the platform now may not be allowed …

Elon Musk slams MSNBC for labelling Republicans as 'neo Nazis', killing Harvey Weinstein story
2 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk slams MSNBC for labelling Republicans as 'neo Nazis', killing Harvey Weinstein story

Op India  

Tesla CEO and new Twitter owner Elon Musk, slammed the National Broadcasting Company after its Islamist host Mehdi Hasan went on a tirade against him and the Republican Party. We are 2 years away from Donald Trump, who may resiege the executive power.” “If that happens, we may look at this past week as a pivotal moment when a petulant …

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