Media Matters has successfully won its lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, preventing him from investigating the media watchdog group over its reporting on hate speech on Twitter, now called X. The lawsuit was initiated following Paxton's investigation, encouraged by Elon Musk. A federal judge granted an injunction in favor of Media Matters, marking a significant victory for the organization and free speech. Media Matters had published an article in November 2023, exposing hate speech on the platform, leading to Paxton's investigation. The court's decision to grant the injunction has been hailed as a win for free speech by Media Matters, with the organization stating, "Today's decision is a victory for free speech." Details are to come.
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A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request for internal docs in response to the watchdog group's reporting on X More: https://t.co/8fbvI2MDAH https://t.co/8fbvI2MDAH
INBOX: Media Matters releases the following statement after Texas AG Ken Paxton's lawsuit (on behalf of Elon Musk) is set aside: "Today's decision is a victory for free speech." https://t.co/0S9zuZekRf
NEWS: A federal judge granted an injunction preventing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from investigating the left-leaning media watchdog group Media Matters over its reporting on hate speech on Twitter (now called X). - In Nov. 2023, Media Matters published an article showing… https://t.co/DofwXNWpZq
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! Details tk