Texas Judge Dismisses X Corp’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Advertisers

Elon Musk’s legal team failed to prove advertisers violated antitrust laws, the district court judge ruled.
Texas Judge Dismisses X Corp’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Advertisers
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk listens as President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington on Nov. 13, 2024. Allison Robbert/Pool via Reuters
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A Texas federal judge on March 26 dismissed Elon Musk’s lawsuit filed against a conglomeration of advertisers that boycotted X in the early days of the billionaire’s acquisition of the social media company.

U.S. District Court Judge Jane Boyle sided with multiple companies in the lawsuit, including the World Federation of Advertisers, granting their request to dismiss the claim on the basis that Musk’s company failed to show that it had suffered an antitrust injury.

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