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Eugene

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13. They claim Media Matters "maliciously" manipulated its user experience to find the ads on Nazi content
Sun Jun 2, 2024, 05:10 AM
Jun 2024

and then did "tortious interference with existing contracts" by scaring advertisers off Xhitter.
Xhitter assured advertisers that their ads would not sponsor Nazi content,
and they now assert that Media Matters used atypical means to make
that protection fail.

It needs to be pointed out that the Media Matters revelations coincided
with Emerald Boy going full mask off with his own personal racism.
Several advertisers cite the reputational risks associated with
Musk's public embrace of replacement theory.

It created an account on the X platform, manipulated the platform to
maximize the likelihood that the platform would pair prominent advertisers’ content with
antisemitic posts, and then scrolled through an exceptionally large amount of content to induce the
desired pairing. Id. ¶¶ 47-54. Then, on November 16, 2023, it maliciously published a false,
defamatory, and misleading article claiming that X was responsible for antisemitic and hateful
content being paired with advertisers’ posts. Id. ¶ 46. This article asserted that X’s platform
displayed prominent advertisers’ paid content alongside antisemitic and other highly unsavory user
content, falsely and maliciously depicting these results as representative of the typical user
experience on the X platform.


https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/X-v-Media-Matters-Response-to-Motion-to-Dismiss-3-29-2024.pdf

Therefore, it is the fault of the Big Bad Media Matters that Xhitter is now worth
far less than what Musk paid for it.

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Musk is Apartheid Clyde, a piece of shit scumbag with the addled brain. Fuck him & fuck his dogshit derpy cars & "truck" SoFlaBro Jun 2024 #1
You can donate to them here. Eko Jun 2024 #2
Another rich kid using daddy's money to set himself up then Traurigkeit Jun 2024 #3
Can Media Matters turn around and sue Musk for a boat load of money? KS Toronado Jun 2024 #4
Not sure I understand the allegation. Musk seems to be confirming media matters' user experience unblock Jun 2024 #5
No legal argument is necessary when you have the money to sic a truckful of lawyers on someone... nt Shipwack Jun 2024 #10
They claim Media Matters "maliciously" manipulated its user experience to find the ads on Nazi content Eugene Jun 2024 #13
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I know I shouldn't attack a person's looks, but... Shipwack Jun 2024 #11
The future for all media Old Crank Jun 2024 #12
If Trump loses in November, Musk will likely become Republicans' new leader. Lonestarblue Jun 2024 #14
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Musk loves a spot of SLAPP Emrys Jun 2024 #16
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