Media Matters for America v. X Corp.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 19 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA; No. 25-2463 ANGELO CARUSONE; ERIC D.C. No. HANANOKI, 3:25-cv-02397-VC Plaintiffs - Appellees,

MEMORANDUM*

v.

X CORP.; TWITTER INTERNATIONAL

UNLIMITED COMPANY; TWITTER

ASIA PACIFIC PTE, LTD.,

Defendants - Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Vince Chhabria, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 17, 2025 San Francisco, California

Before: BOGGS, BRESS, and MENDOZA, Circuit Judges.**

Media Matters published an article claiming that X Corp.’s (“X”) content

moderation policies permitted the placement of “pro-Nazi” content next to

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Danny J. Boggs, United States Circuit Judge for the Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, sitting by designation. advertisements for major brands.…