WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has issued an injunction preventing the Trump administration’s Federal Trade Commission from investigating Media Matters for America, the liberal media watchdog group that had alleged the spread of hate speech on X since Elon Musk acquired the social media platform.

In June, Media Matters hit back, suing the FTC and claiming it was being unfairly targeted for its 2023 coverage of X. At the time, the group described the inquiry as a "campaign

A federal judge has blocked the FTC's investigation into Media Matters research around advertising and antisemitic content on X.