Elon Musk's X can proceed to trial in case against Media Matters after Texas judge denies dismissal request
Because of U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor's decision on Thursday, X's lawsuit against the nonprofit media watchdog and two of its staff members will proceed to trial on April 7.
X, formerly known as Twitter, originally filed the suit in November after Media Matters published a report showing that hateful content on the platform appeared next to online ads from companies like Apple, IBM and Disney. Those companies then paused their X advertising campaigns, the suit said.
Attorneys representing X claimed the Media Matters report was "intentionally deceptive" and financially damaged the company.
Media Matters President Angelo Carusone, one of the defendants, said at the time in a statement that the "frivolous lawsuit" was "meant to bully X's critics into silence."
O'Connor denied the nonprofit's effort to have the case dismissed, saying in a filing that the plaintiff "has properly pled its claims."
