Federal Judge slaps down Media Matters — Elon Musk lawsuit can proceed.

• A federal judge in Texas has ruled against Media Matters and its request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X.
• X filed its lawsuit in November after Media Matters published a report showing that hateful content on the platform appeared next to online ads from companies like Apple, IBM and Disney.
• Because of U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision, X’s lawsuit against the nonprofit media watchdog and two of its staff members will proceed to trial on April 7.

A federal judge in Texas has ruled against Media Matters and its request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X.

Because of U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision on Thursday, X’s lawsuit against the nonprofit media watchdog and two of its staff members will proceed to trial on April 7.

X, formerly known as Twitter, originally filed the suit in November after Media Matters published a report showing that hateful content on the platform appeared next to online ads from companies like Apple, IBM and Disney. Those companies then paused their X advertising campaigns, the suit said.

Attorneys representing X claimed the Media Matters report was “intentionally deceptive” and financially damaged the company.

Media Matters President Angelo Carusone, one of the defendants, said at the time in a statement that the “frivolous lawsuit” was “meant to bully X’s critics into silence.”

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