Overview

• The suit filed Monday in Washington D.C. seeks to halt the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation launched in May into alleged collusion to drive advertisers away from X.
• Media Matters claims the FTC’s actions amount to retaliation for its November 2023 exposé showing ads running beside antisemitic and pro-Nazi content on the platform.
• The complaint accuses FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson of abusing agency power and demands a declaration that the investigation infringes on the organization’s constitutional protections.
• The organization warns the prolonged probe will drain its resources and chill its reporting on X’s ownership and broader political issues.
• The FTC is operating with only three Republican commissioners after two Democratic members were dismissed, fueling accusations of partisan enforcement.