{"id":114239,"date":"2023-11-21T07:04:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T07:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/21\/elon-musks-x-sues-media-matters-amid-advertising-exodus-claims-smear-campaign\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T07:04:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T07:04:11","slug":"elon-musks-x-sues-media-matters-amid-advertising-exodus-claims-smear-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/21\/elon-musks-x-sues-media-matters-amid-advertising-exodus-claims-smear-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk&#8217;s X Sues Media Matters Amid Advertising Exodus, Claims Smear Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-8b0846ac3c83994c762bf9f8a005084b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20231121_9db155a59878434489d2f24e52ae449e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a63821fd-d03b-4ef1-8d32-e7e967a487c3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9d\/4by3\/2023\/11\/21\/9db155a59878434489d2f24e52ae449e_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8b0846ac3c83994c762bf9f8a005084b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-eded7465ba94c77d43a38d7e0f41c7f9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Elon Musk<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s social media platform X is dragging a media watchdog group to court docket &#8230; claiming Media Matters is engaged in a smear marketing campaign towards him and his firm.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-eded7465ba94c77d43a38d7e0f41c7f9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2cc36cb0e1cc7111fd5a919bf6ee20f6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The billionaire adopted up Monday along with his beforehand introduced plans to sue Media Matters in response to a just lately revealed story suggesting pro-Nazi ads had been working alongside natural person content material &#8230; an assertion Elon claims is BS.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2cc36cb0e1cc7111fd5a919bf6ee20f6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fab5d76eb5ea47c1aacdde1f0c8d4171\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-fab5d76eb5ea47c1aacdde1f0c8d4171-1685007897-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ANALYSIS: The root reason for X having antisemitic content material subsequent to Ads appears to be that X\u2019s automated Ad Adjacency instruments aren\u2019t in a position to decide if the content material in photos is antisemitic. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, X\u2019s latest determination to assist customers monetize on Ads that run on customers profiles is\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M3kr8WXEEZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/M3kr8WXEEZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S7UU84YZkr\">pic.twitter.com\/S7UU84YZkr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 X News Daily (@xDaily) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xDaily\/status\/1725272215107633330?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 16, 2023<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xDaily\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@xDaily<\/a>\n          <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fab5d76eb5ea47c1aacdde1f0c8d4171--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f872c50c183e2d214c912e1e0fc37287\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Media Matters &#8220;knowingly and maliciously manufactured&#8221; side-by-side photos depicting ads subsequent to neo-Nazi and white nationalist posts on his X app, previously Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f872c50c183e2d214c912e1e0fc37287--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-30a5a07359a7c793109d7d4b872f02b4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>X claims Media Matters is driving advertisers from Elon&#8217;s platform by passing off the pictures as one thing the everyday X person would possibly encounter on the app &#8230; one thing Musk says is much from true.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-30a5a07359a7c793109d7d4b872f02b4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-41a00cee2355aee3653361b153c44ee5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>What&#8217;s extra, X alleges Media Matters went to nice lengths to govern the X algorithm to create conditions the place paid posts from enormous firms would seem subsequent to racist and incendiary content material.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-41a00cee2355aee3653361b153c44ee5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-eeeb8ceca89a19611172160609ca29b1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-eeeb8ceca89a19611172160609ca29b1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7c721f2648aa8633bd291ba53e21ddb5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>X says Media Matters then took screenshots of the posts as the idea of a unfavorable story &#8230; &#8220;leaving the misunderstanding that these pairings are something however what they really are: manufactured, inorganic, and terribly uncommon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7c721f2648aa8633bd291ba53e21ddb5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-470bd5c6cde051bbf11cd88fb99f9a3d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The go well with says it is all a part of a wide-ranging smear marketing campaign Media Matters is mounting towards Elon and X &#8230; claiming the group is hellbent on driving advertisers away from the platform to be able to destroy Elon&#8217;s firm.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-470bd5c6cde051bbf11cd88fb99f9a3d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-50c62d972b8ddcf47b12ccc490e5ef9f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-50c62d972b8ddcf47b12ccc490e5ef9f-1738186286-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The break up second court docket opens on Monday, X Corp might be submitting a thermonuclear lawsuit towards Media Matters and ALL those that colluded on this fraudulent assault on our firm <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/55vl7PspaQ\">pic.twitter.com\/55vl7PspaQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1725771191644758037?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 18, 2023<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@elonmusk<\/a>\n          <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-50c62d972b8ddcf47b12ccc490e5ef9f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7fdb8d5d6e8247f4dc487ec4e50862b3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we reported &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/11\/18\/elon-musk-plan-sue-media-matters-thermonuclear-lawsuit-advertisers-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Elon introduced Friday<\/strong><\/a> plans to file a &#8220;thermonuclear&#8221; lawsuit towards Media Matters for what he says was a &#8220;fraudulent assault&#8221; on his app.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7fdb8d5d6e8247f4dc487ec4e50862b3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-88587ac588cbf6c87dec1785019a3ece\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot of causes Elon&#8217;s pissed &#8230; together with the very fact the Media Matters report appears to have spurred a mass exodus amongst HUGE firms promoting on X.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-88587ac588cbf6c87dec1785019a3ece--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b1627d07304b14909250eae8c6cbf506\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Media Matters shouldn&#8217;t be backing down although &#8230; its president, <strong>Angelo Carusone<\/strong>, tells TMZ &#8230; &#8220;This is a frivolous lawsuit meant to bully X\u2019s critics into silence. Media Matters stands behind its reporting and appears ahead to profitable in court docket.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b1627d07304b14909250eae8c6cbf506--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d20b4217fa0045015bdbd996eb76a370\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><em>Stay tuned &#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d20b4217fa0045015bdbd996eb76a370--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Elon Musk&#8216;s social media platform X is dragging a media watchdog group to court docket &#8230; claiming Media Matters is engaged in a smear marketing campaign towards him and his firm. 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