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Elon Musk's X sued Media Matters for defaming the platform

X Corp. sued Media Matters for America for defamation on Monday after the leaning-leaning non-profit released a report on ads on X running next to pro-Nazi content and helped trigger an advertiser exodus.

Driving the news: The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas Fort Worth Division, alleged the organization's tactics were manipulative and deceptive.

X alleged that Media Matters "exploited" the platform have ads appear this way, which included "excessive scrolling" and curating its feed with "fringe" content.

"The overall effect on advertisers and users was to create the false, misleading perception that these types of pairings were common, widespread, and alarming," the lawsuit reads.
Source: Axios News