A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group Media Matters.

Back in 2023, Media Matters published research showing ads from major companies had appeared alongside antisemitic and other offensive content on Elon Musk-owned X. When major advertisers subsequently pulled back from the platform, X sued Media Matters . It also sued advertisers and advertiser groups over what it claimed was a “systematic illegal boycott.”

After Musk’s then-ally Donald Trump took office again in January, the FTC also began an investigation into whether Media Matters had illegally colluded with advertisers .

On Friday, however, Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan sided with Media Matters and blocked the FTC’s investigatio

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