Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a left-leaning pressure group that accused the site of allowing antisemitic posts next to advertising.
The litigation filed by X accuses Mediak for America of “rigging” figures with the intention of killing the old Twitter.
However, firms such as Apple, Disney, IBM, and Comcast have suspended ads on X since the watchdog made its report public.
Thereafter, after he was threatened with the lawsuit, Media Matters labeled him a bully.
Last week an advocacy group stated that among the posts supporting this ideology from Nazism, there were Hitler quotes that appeared next to X. In the lawsuit, x complained that he was the only viewer who noted that Comcast, Oracle, and IBM ads appeared in association with media matters’ hateful content.
Linda Yaccarino, chief executive of X, posted on Monday: The truth is that none of the real users of X came across IBM’s, Comcast’s, and Oracle’s ads alongside the content in Media Matters’ post.
In addition, Mr Musk was charged in his person, for having amplified an allegedly anti-Semetic trope a week earlier. The lawsuit, filed in Texas on Monday, argues: Media Matters purposely made a series of side-by-side photos with the following message, “Here is how most x users see posts from the advertising community alongside the Neo Nazi extremists propaganda”.
Media Matters came up with these visuals, as well as its overall advertising campaign; this was done in order to push away corporate advertisements and ruin XX Corp.
In his suit, X accuses Media Matters for America of manipulating numbers so they could destroy Twitter/formerly Twitter.
Since the watchdog issued its analysis, firms, such as Apple, Disney, IBM, and Comcast, have ceased advertising in X.
Following Mr Musk’s threat of the lawsuit, Media Matters referred to him as ‘a bully’.
Last week’s statement by an advocacy group indicated that words like Hitler quotes and “Holocaust Denier” were being found against the backdrop of X. In the lawsuit, X stated that the only type of Comcast, Oracle, or IBM ads were shown along with hate speech but nothing was played before the viewer.
Linda Yaccarino, chief executive of X, posted on Monday: “It’s true. None of the genuine users of X saw ads linked with MM article by their counterparts like IBM, Comcast, and Oracle.”
On a separate note, Mr Musk was also recently accused of reinforcing an antisemitic trope in the service last week. The lawsuit, filed in Texas on Monday, argues: Media Matters intentionally created and juxtaposed pictures showing adjacent postings of advertisers on x corporation’s website with white supremacists and neo nazi content, and portrayed these images as though it was common for the average user of x to see such content in
Media Matters created these two images with a strategy that aimed at driving advertisers away from the platform so as to kill X Corp.
Following the accusations from Media Matters, several big names, including the European Commission, Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount, and Lionsgate, have decided to stop advertising with X.
On Saturday, Elon Musk promised to file a strong lawsuit against Media Matters and anyone involved in a “fraudulent attack” on his company. In response, Media Matters’ president, Angelo Carusone, confidently said they would prevail in any legal action. Carusone criticized Musk, saying he’s not the free speech advocate he claims to be but rather a bully trying to silence accurate reporting.
Media Matters, founded in 2004, is known for criticizing conservative commentators and media outlets. It defines itself as a non-profit, progressive research center dedicated to monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the US media.
The controversy started last Wednesday when Musk responded to a post sharing a conspiracy theory about Jewish communities. Musk later clarified that his comments were not directed at all Jewish people but specifically at groups like the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish anti-hate monitor. Despite denying antisemitism, Musk faced criticism.
Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday that he had initiated an investigation into Media Matters for potential fraudulent activity regarding its allegations against X. Paxton labeled the liberal group a “radical anti-free speech organization” and vowed to prevent deception by left-wing organizations aiming to limit freedom of expression.
On the same day, the White House announced that President Joe Biden would be joining Threads, a Meta-owned rival to X. Accounts for the president, first lady, vice president, and second gentleman have been created on Threads.
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