Elon Musk's social media company X has filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America, claiming that they manufactured a report to drive advertisers away from the platform. Missouri and Texas Attorneys General are examining the issue to ensure the public has not been deceived. The lawsuit seeks damages, attorney's fees, and an injunction to prevent Media Matters from publishing any further false or misleading statements. The case is currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
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Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old media mogul, is set to step down from his role as chairman of News Corp. and Fox Corp. and take on the role of emeritus chairman, with his eldest son Lachlan taking on the role of sole chair. Rupert will take on his new role at the companies' next shareholder meetings in mid-November, marking the end of a seven-decade career that saw him build a media dynasty and establish himself as one of the world's most influential media executives.
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has threatened legal action against Twitter for its failure to take down hate speech since Elon Musk took over as CEO. X Corp., the parent company of Twitter, responded with a letter accusing CCDH of making false or misleading assertions. CCDH then flagged 100 tweets from paid “Twitter Blue” subscribers that violated Twitter’s policies, to which Elon Musk's lawyer, Alex Spiro, responded by claiming the research was inaccurate and misleading. CCDH has since stated that they will not be intimidated by legal threats and will continue to hold Twitter accountable.
X Corp., the parent company of Twitter, is threatening legal action against Meta, a Silicon Valley-based social media company, over its new Threads app. Twitter's attorney has accused Meta of using trade secrets and poaching employees to develop the app, which has already gained millions of users. Meta has denied the allegations, and Twitter has yet to comment on the letter. This dispute is the latest example of Silicon Valley companies battling over intellectual property.
Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis has appointed a special master to investigate Fox News' handling of court-ordered discovery in a defamation lawsuit brought against the network by Dominion Voting Systems. The lawsuit alleges Fox News promoted false claims about Dominion's voting machines rigging the 2020 election, and the trial began Tuesday morning. This is the first major defamation case against a media company to go to trial since the Supreme Court ruled in 1964, and is expected to be closely watched by media companies and First Amendment advocates.
Delaware Judge Eric Davis has ruled that the historic defamation case against Fox News and its parent company, Fox Corp, brought by Dominion Voting Systems will proceed to a jury trial next month. The lawsuit seeks $1.6 billion in damages for false claims made about Dominion's role in the 2020 election, and could set a precedent for other companies to take legal action against news outlets for false reporting. The trial is scheduled to begin on April 12th in Wilmington, Delaware.
Dominion Voting Systems is seeking to call Fox News' top executives and most well-known hosts to the witness stand in its $1.6 billion defamation case against the network. Fox News has argued that Rupert Murdoch, its Chairman, should be excused from testifying, but the judge has expressed skepticism. The case is ongoing and a trial date has yet to be set.
Recent reports suggest that Fox Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch and other top figures have been privately denigrating former President Donald Trump, while airing voter fraud claims with little pushback. In response, Steve Bannon has called for a war against Fox News, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has distanced himself from Trump's claims, labeling any district attorney backed by George Soros as a "menace to society" and refusing to get involved in any "manufactured circus" by Soros. DeSantis also denied any knowledge of hush money payments.