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Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, sued Media Matters, a media watchdog group, for business disparagement and interference with contract. He claimed that Media Matters manipulated the Twitter algorithm to create false and harmful pairings of advertisements and Nazi content, causing advertisers to flee the platform. Media Matters reported that it found ads from Apple, Bravo, Oracle, Xfinity, and IBM next to pro-Nazi posts after creating new Twitter accounts and following fringe accounts. Musk said that Media Matters did this with bad intentions and that the pairings were rare and inorganic. He filed the lawsuit in Texas federal court, where the state's anti-SLAPP law does not apply. Media Matters argued that it reported the truth and that Musk was trying to stifle its free speech.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against Media Matters for business disparagement, interference with contract, and interference with prospective economic advantage.
2. Media Matters reported that advertisements from leading companies appeared next to pro-Nazi content on Twitter, which Musk owns.
3. Musk claimed that Media Matters manipulated the Twitter algorithm and created inorganic and rare pairings of ads and content.
4. Media Matters denied that it falsely reported on the content and said that it used the platform as it is permitted to be used.
5. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Texas, where the state's anti-SLAPP law does not apply, according to the Fifth Circuit ruling.
6. The lawsuit has been criticized as an attack on free speech and a meritless SLAPP suit.
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