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.
