Elon Musk’s X lawsuit against Media Matters scheduled for trial in April
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A lawsuit brought by Elon Musk’s X against the nonprofit watchdog group Media Matters will proceed to trial in April 2025, according to a court filing.
A lawsuit brought by Elon Musk’s X against the nonprofit watchdog group Media Matters has been scheduled for a trial in April 2025, according to a court filing. Thursday’s order by the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas sets the date for a high-profile showdown over Media Matters’ research highlighting antisemitic and pro-Nazi content on the social media platform. In November, X sued Media Matters, alleging that the group went out of its way to misrepresent the likelihood that users may encounter hate speech on the platform. CNN has reached out to X for comment on Thursday’s order. Media Matters declined to comment. Media Matters President Angelo Carusone has previously called X’s suit “frivolous” and an attempt to silence Musk’s critics. The lawsuit claimed that Media Matters’ testing methodology was not representative of how real users experience the site and that the group’s reports distorted the odds of a person seeing extremist material.