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X wants to keep suing, asks 5th Circuit to overrule district judge
Published 6 August 2026 ยท politics
Elon Musk's X is trying to revive a lawsuit against it's accusing of illegally boycotting the social media platform, despite previously reaching a settlement to
Elon Musk's X is trying to revive a lawsuit against it's accusing of illegally boycotting the social media platform, despite previously reaching a settlement to end litigation against an ad-industry trade group.
"This case involves an unusually brazen group boycott," X said in a filing yesterday. "That misconduct has drawn the attention of regulators and Congress. There is no valid reason that this effort by the direct victim to recover its massive economic losses from that boycott should not move forward." X's lawsuit was thrown out in March when US District Judge Jane Boyle in the Northern District of Texas ruled that did not commit any antitrust violation.
Last week, Musk reached a settlement with the World Federation of, the first defendant named in the lawsuit. Read full article Comments
Published: August 7, 2026 โข 1:59 AM IST ยท Updated: August 7, 2026 โข 2:35 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
Elon Musk's X is trying to revive a lawsuit against it's accusing of illegally boycotting the social media platform, despite previously reaching a settlement to end litigation against an ad-industry trade group.
"This case involves an unusually brazen group boycott," X said in a filing yesterday.
"That misconduct has drawn the attention of regulators and Congress.
There is no valid reason that this effort by the direct victim to recover its massive economic losses from that boycott should not move forward." X's lawsuit was thrown out in March when US District Judge Jane Boyle in the Northern District of Texas ruled that did not commit any antitrust violation.
Last week, Musk reached a settlement with the World Federation of, the first defendant named in the lawsuit.