FTC Settles With Media Matters After Watchdog Group Claimed Agency Retaliation For Article On Elon Musk’s X

The Federal Trade Commission and Media Matters have settled their litigation following a court ruling that the federal agency violated the First Amendment when it issued a civil investigative demand to the media watchdog.

The Media Matters lawsuit was dismissed on Tuesday, after the sides gave notice of a settlement, with each side bearing its own costs.

In August, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to halt the FTC‘s investigative demand, which the agency said was part of an investigation of an advertising boycott of Elon Musk‘s X.

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