US EditionMedia Matters blasts Trump ‘threats’ amid reported FTC probe
- On May 20, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission notified Media Matters for America with a letter requesting documents related to a potential investigation into advertiser coordination concerning Elon Musk's social media platform X.
- The investigation follows years of allegations by Musk that Media Matters coordinated with ad groups, including the World Federation of Advertisers, to reduce advertising on X after Musk's 2022 acquisition.
- Media Matters denies wrongdoing, countersues Musk for costly legal attacks linked to its reporting on antisemitic content on X, and critiques the probe as political retaliation under the Trump-appointed FTC chair Andrew Ferguson.
- In 2024, advertisers cut spending on X due to concerns over extreme content and platform changes, leading Musk to sue ad coalitions, with some advertisers calling his lawsuits an attempt to win back lost business.
- The FTC's document demand marks increased government scrutiny, though investigations are not proof of wrongdoing, and advertising spending on X is predicted to rise in 2025 for the first time since Musk's purchase.
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Federal Trade Commission Investigates Media Matters, Watchdog Sued by Musk
Media Matters, a left-leaning watchdog group that publishes reports on conservative media and social media platforms such as Elon Musk’s X, said it received a civil investigative demand letter from the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday.
FTC investigating pro-censorship outfit Media Matters
by WorldTribune Staff, May 23, 2025 Real World News Media Matters, the leftist organization which advocates for the censorship of conservative media, is under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). X owner Elon Musk has sued Media Matters, accusing the group of coordinating advertiser boycotts of the social media platform. A civil investigative demand […]
Elon Musk’s vendetta against Media Matters morphs into Trump administration probe
‘It’s clear that’s exactly what’s happening here, given Media Matters’ history of holding those same figures to account,’ Media Matters president Angelo Carusone said in reaction to the probe
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