Ripple CTO Spotlights US District Court’s Probe Into X Vs. Media Matters Lawsuit

In an unprecedented turn of events, Ripple CTO David Schwartz recently took to a post on X, spotlighting the U.S. District Court of Columbia’s decision to enjoin the X vs Media Matters lawsuit. In his statement shared today, April 13, Schwartz proclaimed the District Court to have enjoined a nonsensical and unlawful “investigation” into Media Matters’ criticism of X on the grounds that it is retaliation for protected speech in violation of the First Amendment.

As expected, the US District Court for the District of Columbia has now enjoined the nonsensical and unlawful "investigation" into Media Matters criticism of X on the grounds that it is retaliation for protected speech in violation of the First Amendment.https://t.co/LxYDN0xTxH https://t.co/G8XoMb3HNh

— David "JoelKatz" Schwartz (@JoelKatz) April 13, 2024

This statement by Schwartz promptly gained noteworthy traction globally as it scoped in on the lawsuit between Elon Musk’s X and Media Matters for America, a renowned NPO media organization. With the District Court of Columbia further weighing in on this legal chronicle with its most recent decision, the media industry appears to be witnessing a sense of bustle.

X vs Media Matters Lawsuit: Diving Deep

Notably, the lawsuit between Elon Musk’s X and Media Matters began late last year, resulting from extremist content shared on the social media platform X, particularly antisemitic content. Media Matters drew global attention to this, following which X Corp. retaliated by filing a lawsuit against Media Matters, in turn, claiming to defend the freedom of speech, aligning with the United States First Amendment.

To this, the Ripple CTO earlier reacted by saying, “Self-proclaimed defender of free speech smacked down by the court for trying to get the government to punish people for engaging in protected speech that he does not like,” scoping in on X and Musk as the platform faced a legal setback. Simultaneously, this chronicle now appears to have nabbed global attention as the U.S. District Court of Columbia further issued a preliminary injunction against Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general who sought to investigate Media Matters after it reported on white nationalist content on X (formerly Twitter).

Collectively, with the abovementioned chronicles coming into play, the lawsuit’s tides appear to be turning in favor of Media Matters, with X facing a notable setback. To this, the Ripple CTO reacted by saying, “as expected.”

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Ripple CTO Jacking Up Media Matters?

Intriguingly, aligning with numerous posts shared by David Schwartz, the CTO appears to be siding with Media Matters in the abovementioned legal tussle. This comes despite numerous reports disclosing Media Matters’ malpractices that aimed at tailoring out unethical content displayed on media platforms.

Reportedly, Rumble, another renowned media application, faced a setback due to Media Matters’ malpractices, which included refreshing a video numerous times until an advertisement ran next to extremist content. The Ripple CTO sides with the firm despite these findings.

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