Media Matters has long sought to control public discourse on social media by targeting advertisers and pressuring them to pull their ads over conservative content. This leads to platforms cracking down on right-wing discussions. The organization also targets conservative outlets and websites using the same tactic to try and drive them out of business.
On Thursday, several Media Matters employees took to X to announce they had been laid off.
“Bad News: I’ve been laid off from @mmfa, along with a dozen colleagues. There’s a reason far-right billionaires attack Media Matters with armies of lawyers: They know how effective our work is, and it terrifies them (him),” former Media Matters employee Kat Abughazaleh wrote, referring to Musk.
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