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-Land of the Free

Massive layoffs hit Media Matters after Elon Musk lawsuit

2024-06-01

[BLAZE] Media Matters has solely existed to be a watchdog against the right for years, often seeking to ruin the lives of conservatives via cancel culture.

Now, the media company is having massive layoffs after Elon Musk brought it to court in November — and Lauren Chen is not above celebrating.

"They are a leftist watchdog organization that basically just exists to smear right-wing figures. And to be clear, the problem here is not that Media Matters advances, like, leftist talking points kind of, like, the Young Turks. No, Media Matters is really in a totally separate category," Chen says.

"It seems like all they do is sit around consuming right-wing content, looking for sound bites or unflattering quotes to take out of context in the hopes of canceling right-wing figures," she continues, adding, "and I therefore hate them."

Posted by:Besoeker

#3 In the words of Oscar Wilde, "It would take a heart of stone not to laugh."

Posted by: ed in texas 2024-06-01 08:26

#2 Musk initiated his suit, and this was how CNN responded: 'The case appears to be a “bogus” attempt to chill criticism in a way that “flatly contradicts basic First Amendment principles,” Ted Boutrous, a First Amendment attorney with years of experience dealing with the tech industry, told CNN. Boutrous added that the case could backfire for X in the discovery phase, as Media Matters could demand internal information that, if presented at trial, could prove embarrassing or highly damaging to the social media company.
The lawsuit also contains “fatal flaws” by conceding that ads did, in fact, appear beside extremist content, regardless of how Media Matters achieved that result, according to Steve Vladeck, a law professor at the University of Texas and a CNN contributor.

Posted by: Huputle+Cherelet4131 2024-06-01 07:20

#1 ...Never piss off a guy who has his own space program.

Mike

Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2024-06-01 04:29

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