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X wants to keep suing advertisers, asks 5th Circuit to overrule district judge

Musk continues appeal despite court loss and settlement with advertiser group.

X wants to keep suing advertisers, asks 5th Circuit to overrule district judge

X Corp., the parent company of social media platform X (formerly Twitter), is attempting to revive a lawsuit against advertisers accused of boycotting the platform illegally, despite previously settling a case with an ad-industry trade group. The plaintiffs argue that the group boycott has caused massive economic losses and that regulators and Congress have taken notice.

However, a US District Judge in Texas previously ruled that the advertisers did not commit any antitrust violations, dismissing X's lawsuit in March. Recently, Elon Musk reached a settlement with the World Federation of Advertisers, the first defendant named in the lawsuit.

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