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30 Aug

Judge denies Media Matters’ motion to dismiss X’s not-libel lawsuit

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A Texas judge denied Media Matters for America’s request for a dismissal on Thursday allowing X’s lawsuit over alleged anti-semitic and racist content. The Verge reported that Northern District of Texas Judge Reed O’Connor dismissed the request for a dismissal paving the way for X’s lawsuit against Media Matters to continue.Media Matters submitted its dismissal request in early March on the grounds that X’s case lacked “personal jurisdiction,” an “improper venue” and the “failure to state a claim.” O’Connor dismissed all of those claims, according to court records.The lawsuit filed last year in federal court seeks damages from the media…

09 Aug

Advertising Group Shuts Down After Elon Musk’s X Files Lawsuit

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The Global Alliance for Responsible Media, a prominent coalition of advertisers, dissolved on Thursday, just days after Elon Musk’s X filed a lawsuit against the organization. GARM was established in 2019 by the World Federation of Advertisers, a network of major businesses whose members include Nike Inc., McDonald’s Corp. and Procter & Gamble Co., among others. The coalition provided a set of widely-used guidelines for brand safety controls, which help advertisers prevent harmful content such as hate speech or violent content from appearing next to their advertisements on social media platforms and other places. Source link lol