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Media Matters suit aims to block US FTC's foray into free-speech enforcement

By Mike Swift and Chris May ( June 25, 2025, 19:43 GMT | Comment) -- A new lawsuit by the liberal advocacy group Media Matters, accusing the US Federal Trade Commission of advancing "a twisted vision of the First Amendment,” alleges that the law enforcement agency is actually pursuing a political agenda. The case offers competing views of free speech: The FTC is looking into whether the collective choices of advertisers constitute an antitrust violation, while Media Matters argues that the agency’s probe is retaliatory and violates its own right to free speech. The US Federal Trade Commission has waded into the debate over free speech online, examining whether antitrust law should be applied to the marketplace of advertising and social media. Now a liberal media watchdog is suing, arguing that the FTC seeks “to advance a twisted vision of the First Amendment” in the service of X Corp. owner Elon Musk....

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