X Has Become a 'Global Sewer,' Mayor of Paris Says

Re:X Has Become a 'Global Sewer,' Mayor of Paris Says by dpkirchner on Monday November 27, 2023 @07:29PM (#38440656)

The lawsuit doesn't allege that Media Matters lied. Twitter/X (effectively) admit that the report was accurate, but that Media Matters followed users that post objectionable content and saw ads by companies that probably don't want to be associated with nazis et al, and reported on that factual outcome.

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Re:X Has Become a 'Global Sewer,' Mayor of Paris Says by valar_m on Monday November 27, 2023 @07:52PM (#38440845)

>The lawsuit doesn't allege that Media Matters lied.

Incorrect. For example, from the complaint[0]:

> As extensively explained above, these statements made by Defendant Media Matters were false.

Though to be fair, the lawsuit never bothers to explain how they're false or offer any actual evidence to that effect. It doesn't even attempt to cite the legal elements of any of the claims that are listed, nor does it establish any facts that one could even tangentially connect to the claims asserted.

I have a law degree (though I don't currently practice law). I doubt this lawsuit will survive a motion for summary judgment. I would even go so far as to expect that Elon/Twitter will probably be paying for Media Matters' attorney's fees for the utterly frivolous nature of the complaint.

[0] https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.38...

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Re:X Has Become a 'Global Sewer,' Mayor of Paris Says by dpkirchner on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @12:48PM (#38448556)

I think the key phrase in this document is:

> leaving the false impression that these pairings are anything but what they actually are: manufactured, inorganic, and extraordinarily rare.

Those last two terms mean they're admitting Media Matters' allegations are true, even if they're uncommon.

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