San Francisco. X Corp will file a lawsuit against Media Matters and those attacking social media platform
“On Monday, a second court hearing will open, X Corp will file a thermonuclear lawsuit against Media Matters and all those who participated in this fraudulent attack on our company,” Musk wrote, without naming any other parties.
The liberal media watchdog group Media Matters for America said earlier this week that it had found that corporate ads from IBM, Apple, Oracle and Comcast’s Xfinity were being placed with anti-Semitic content.
IBM said Thursday it immediately suspended all advertising on Musk-owned X after the watchdog found that its ads were placed next to content promoting Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.
Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Comcast, Lions Gate Entertainment and Paramount Global said Friday they were also pausing their advertising on X. Axios reported that Apple will do the same.
Musk on Wednesday endorsed an anti-Semitic post on X that falsely claimed members of the Jewish community are spreading hatred against white people.
A statement posted by Musk said, “This week Media Matters for America posted a story that completely misrepresented the actual experience on X in another attempt to undermine free speech and mislead advertisers. Presented in a manner.” “Media Matters created an alternative account and curated the posts and advertisements that appear on the account’s timeline in order to misinform advertisers about the placement of their posts.”
Media Matters did not immediately respond to an email request seeking comment outside business hours.
Advertisers have fled the site since Musk bought it in October 2022 and reduced content moderation, resulting in a sharp increase in hate speech on X, according to civil rights groups.
The White House on Friday condemned Elon Musk’s support of a “disgusting” anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. It accused Musk of “disgustingly promoting anti-Semitism and racist hatred” that “goes against our core values as Americans”.
“It is unacceptable to repeat despicable lies a month after the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates said, referring to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.