Is it illegal to not buy #ads on X? Experts explain the FTC’s bizarre #ad fight.
After a judge warned that the Federal Trade Commission's probe into #MediaMatters for America ( #MMFA ) should alarm "all Americans"—viewing it as a likely government #retaliation intended to silence critical #reporting from a #political foe—the #FTC this week appealed a preliminary injunction blocking the investigation.
#rights #freespeech #Twitter
And before anyone go berserk about destroying art:
"The artwork was covered with protective glass. The MMFA said in a statement to Hyperallergic that the paint used in the protest was water-based and that staff found “no immediate signs of damage to the painting.”
And remember: fire and climate crisis will destroy A LOT more art than a few activists will.
Justice was served:
"Media Matters has won its lawsuit against Texas AG Ken Paxton.
Paxton (at Elon Musk’s encouragement) launched an investigation into Media Matters.
We sued asking court to bar him from proceeding. We were just granted our injunction.
Big win for us and free speech!"
-Angelo Carusone, CEO
Jason Campbell of #mmfa posted this video at the #hellsite of #MattWalsh, right wing lunatic, arguing: *suppressing voting rights expands democracy. *Needless to say, he's arguing for fake elections in service of dictatorship.
"The most effective way to undermine our democracy is to let people -- is to let too many people participate in it."
#MMFA #USPol #politics #fascism #fascists #CivilRights #VotingRights #VoterSuppression #MAGA #GOP #Republicans #ElectionFraud #RightWing #ParanoidFactoid
Research on news coverage from Media Matters for America:
Trump Wants The End Of The World As We Know It, And Corporate Media Feels Fine
https://www.levernews.com/trump-wants-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-corporate-media-feels-fine/
"Trump’s brazen climate denialism is being ignored or downplayed"
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Opinion: Clarence Page: Elon Musk not so ‘absolutist’ about free speech when it comes from his critics
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https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/11/26/opinion-clarence-page-elon-musk-not-so-absolutist-about-free-speech-when-it-comes-from-his-critics/
26.11.2023
Billionaire Elon Musk is facing a wave of backlash for a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter until he bought that, too, and changed the name. His endorsement of a tweet helped give ne…
as a passionate supporter of free speech, i'm going to sue a publisher and author to force them to take down an article i didn't like
Angelo Carusone, president of #MediaMatters, said in a statement, “This is a #FrivolousLawsuit meant to bully #X’s critics into silence.” He added that his org “stands behind its #reporting & looks forward to winning in court.”
On Mon night, #KenPaxton, the #Texas AG (recently nearly impeached), also announced that his office would open an investigation into #mmfa for “potential fraudulent activity.”
#ElonMusk #Musk #birdsite #FreePress #antisemitism #FirstAmendment #1A #law #StopHate4Profit
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