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It was a reference to advertisers like Apple, Disney, IBM, and Comcast that had halted spending on X after concerns that anti-Semitism was spreading on the site unchecked.
Musk sued over it, alleging a brand-organized conspiracy against him.
Now a federal judge in Texas has thrown the lawsuit out for lack of merit.
The legal defeat comes days after a jury in San Francisco found Musk defrauded investors in his purchase of the site once known as Twitter.
Musk's lawyer has said the trial was corrupted by the judge's bias against Musk.
After eight days of deliberations, the jury found that Instagram and YouTube were designed to hook kids and teens.
The verdict confirms the lawyer's novel legal strategy to treat social media apps as defective products no different than cigarettes or digital casinos.
This could influence the outcome of thousands of other lawsuits over social media addiction that have been consolidated.
Child safety advocate Juliana Arnold had this message after the verdict.
Meta and Google have vowed to appeal.
They say mental health issues are complex and can't be blamed on one single app.
Bobby Allen, NPR News, Los Angeles.
After eight days of deliberations, the jury found that Instagram and YouTube were designed to hook kids and teens.
The verdict confirms the lawyer's novel legal strategy to treat social media apps as defective products no different than cigarettes or digital casinos.
This could influence the outcome of thousands of other lawsuits over social media addiction that have been consolidated.
Child safety advocate Juliana Arnold had this message after the verdict.
Meta and Google have vowed to appeal.
They say mental health issues are complex and can't be blamed on one single app.
Bobby Allen, NPR News, Los Angeles.