Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 18 (Reuters) - X Corp, formerly known as Twitter, will file a lawsuit against Media Matters and those who attacked social media platform X, Elon Musk said on Saturday in a post on the platform, soon after major U.S. companies paused their advertisements on the site.
Liberal media watchdog group Media Matters for America earlier this week said it found that corporate advertisements by IBM, Apple, Oracle and Comcast's Xfinity were being placed alongside antisemitic content.
Musk on Wednesday endorsed an antisemitic post on X that falsely claimed members of the Jewish community were stoking hatred against white people.
"Media Matters created an alternate account and curated the posts and advertising appearing on the account's timeline to misinform advertisers about the placement of their posts."
Media Matters did not immediately respond to an emailed request seeking comment outside of business hours.
Persons:
Tesla, Elon Musk, Leon Neal, Musk, Comcast's Xfinity, Adolf Hitler, Axios, Elon Musk's, Andrew Bates, Mrinmay Dey, Tomasz Janowski, Kirsten Donovan
Organizations:
SpaceX's, Bletchley, X Corp, Twitter, Media, Liberal, IBM, Apple, Oracle, Nazi Party, Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, Comcast, Lions Gate Entertainment, Paramount Global, America, Palestinian, Thomson
Locations:
Bletchley, Britain, Israel, Bengaluru