#mmfa — Public Fediverse posts

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

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/is-it-illegal-to-not-buy-ads-on-x-experts-explain-the-ftcs-bizarre-ad-fight/

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.

#MMFA #Hyperallergic #paint #art

#MediaMatters #MMFA #layoffs
Media Matters for America laid off many of its staffers on Thursday as former employees took to X, formerly Twitter, to announce they were out of a job.
https://www.mediaite.com/news/media-matters-staffers-announce-sweeping-lay-offs-theres-a-reason-far-right-billionaires-attack/

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"

#Climate #Journalism #MMFA

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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

#Medien #MMFA #Musk #SocialMedia #Twitter #X

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

#Twitter #ElonMusk #MMfA

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

FFS

#X (aka #Twitter) Sues #MediaMatters Over #Research on #Ads Next to #Antisemitic Posts

X asked a federal court to order the advocacy group to take down its findings, accusing it of “manipulating the algorithms.”

(Irony is dead)
#ElonMusk #Musk #birdsite #FreePress #antisemitism #mmfa #media #FirstAmendment #1A #law #StopHate4Profit
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/20/technology/x-sues-media-matters-antisemitic-posts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

@Sfwmson

It would depend on their ad contract, I guess. And I don’t think they’ve all left, just hit “pause” on ads.

Meanwhile, performative posturing by suing #MMFA works and gets attention.

Early Star Trek uniform prototype...

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
#MuséeDesBeaux-ArtsDeMontréal
#MontrealMuseumOfFineArts
#MMFA