Sooknanan said Media Matters is likely to prove the FTC probe was retaliation for publishing an article critical of a Trump supporter.
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from investigating Media Matters for America, the liberal watchdog group that has criticized the spread of hate speech on X since Elon Musk purchased the platform.What To Know
U.S. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan issued an injunction Friday, ruling that the FTC’s probe, “purportedly to investigate an advertiser boycott concerning social media platforms”, amounted to a violation of Media Matters’ free speech rights.
