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2024-06-01 -Land of the Free

Massive layoffs hit Media Matters after Elon Musk lawsuit

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Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-01 02:26|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

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

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2024-06-01 04:29|| 2024-06-01 04:29|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2024-06-01 07:20|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2024-06-01 08:26|| Front Page Top

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