X Sues Media Matters After Report of Ads Next to Antisemitic Content
Newsmax.com
Monday,
November 20, 2023
https://www.newsmax.com/us/nazis/2023/11/20/id/1143016/
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platform X on Monday sued media watchdog group Media
Matters, alleging the
organization defamed the platform after it published a report that said ads for
major brands had appeared next to posts touting Nazism.
X,
formerly Twitter, has faced growing outrage since Media Matters published the
report on Thursday, which led IBM, Comcast and several other advertisers to
pull ads from the platform in response.
On
Saturday, Musk posted that X would file a "thermonuclear" lawsuit
against Media Matters and others "who colluded in this fraudulent attack
on our company."
Since
Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022, a stream of advertisers
have fled the platform, wary of some of Musk's controversial posts and layoffs
of employees who worked to moderate content.
X
Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino told employees in a note on Sunday that while
some advertisers had paused their investments following the report's
publication, the company had been clear about its efforts to fight antisemitism
and discrimination.
In
an interview with Reuters earlier on Monday, Media Matters
President Angelo Carusone said the nonprofit's findings flew in the
face of X's statements that it had introduced safety protections to prevent ads
from appearing next to harmful content.
"If
you search for white nationalist content, there are ads flourishing. The system
they say exists is not operating as such," he said.
Angelo
Carusone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Carusone
Career
Carusone gained attention in American politics for his
initiatives that target right-wing personalities who he considers
"bullies".[2] These
activities, which he calls "brand safety", include similar that
helped drive advertisers away from the shows of Glenn Beck,[2] who
eventually lost his Fox News show,
and Rush
Limbaugh. He is also said to have played a role in hastening the
departure of Bill O'Reilly from Fox.
Connecting
the Dots:
Media Matters monitors Fox
News.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for Media Matters and the Center for American Progress.
George Soros is the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for
the Center for American Progress and a member of the Democracy
Alliance.
Eric Alterman is
a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was a
senior fellow at Media Matters.
Democracy
Alliance endorsed Media Matters.
Resources:
Past Research
Media
Matters Declares 'Victory' over Fox News (Past
Research on Fox News)
SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 14, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/media-matters-declares-victory-over-fox.html
Department
Of Justice, Media Matters Coordinate To Attack Reporter (Past Research on Media Matters)
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
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