The FTC Is Being Weaponized for Elon Musk—and It Won’t Stop There

The FTC is being weaponized for Elon Musk—and it won’t stop there

The Federal Trade Commission just opened an investigation into Media Matters, and surprise, surprise, it just happens to be “investigating” the exact same thing Elon Musk sued Media Matters over.

FTC investigating 'watchdog' Media Matters over claims of promoting ad boycott on X

The Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into Media Matters for America, demanding documents that could reveal whether the liberal advocacy group coordinated with others to pressure advertisers into abandoning X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. The civil investigative demand, obtained by Reuters, asks Media Matters to provide communication records with other related groups such as the World Federation of Advertisers. …

U.S. opens investigation into X’s lawsuit over ad boycott

Elon Musk is accusing brands such as Nestlé, Pinterest, Twitch and Shell of violating antitrust laws.