Media Matters Sues Texas AG For “Unlawful Retaliation”

December 12, 2023 Republicans, Social Media

Media Matters for America sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court late Monday, alleging that Paxton violated the First Amendment last month and chilled its work when he opened an investigation into the organization over its reporting into Elon Musk’s X app.

Media Matters, a progressive watchdog group, said Paxton’s investigation was unlawful retaliation designed to punish it for stories it reported that alleged that major ad campaigns were running next to white nationalist content on X.

The stories contributed to trouble for Musk and X and seemingly helped inspire a massive wave of pullouts by advertisers from the social media platform, including Apple and Disney.

Read the full article. Earlier today Missouri AG Andrew Bailey opened his own investigation into Media Matters.

Media Matters for America sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court, alleging that Paxton violated the First Amendment last month when he opened an investigation into the organization over its reporting into Elon Musk’s X app. https://t.co/CIsCW0Z0OC

— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 12, 2023