Protect the First Amendment — Stop the FTC Retaliation

Media Matters has filed for a preliminary injunction to halt the FTC’s retaliatory investigation — an attack clearly timed to retaliate against their reporting on extremist content on X. This investigation threatens the organization’s First Amendment rights and sets a dangerous precedent for investigative journalism. 

This is part of a coordinated campaign: Elon Musk, state attorneys general in Missouri and Texas, and now the FTC chair have all targeted Media Matters for speaking truth to power. Courts have already intervened in other probes, calling this campaign “a government campaign of retaliation,” and warning of its chilling effect on free speech.

Add your name to call on the FTC to back off this politically motivated investigation and respect the constitutional right to press and speak freely. Sign now to stand with Media Matters — and with all journalists fighting to expose hate and hold the powerful accountable.