As usual, the last few weeks of Elon Musk’s leadership at X have been surrounded by controversy. Recently, it was revealed that the billionaire had received “good news” related to the platform being able to evade the toughest regulations in Europe, but this situation is linked to a historic decline in revenue. In addition, Musk is also maneuvering to avoid a €183 million payment, but these are not the only legal news related to the platform in recent days.
As indicated by the PC Gamer portal in a recent publication, X has updated its terms of service to direct all user lawsuits to the North District Court of Texas. Thus, California has been left behind, an unusual situation in the technology sector. And, although X is located in the West District of Texas, it has chosen the North for a reason: there are more judges appointed by Republicans, which benefits both conservative activists and business groups. In fact, one of the judges has ties to Tesla, as Reed O’Connor bought shares of the company in the past.
Not all lawsuits will reach Judge O’Connor
In the past, this court has already been the scene of lawsuits related to X. For example, they are currently reviewing the case against Media Matters for ads on the platform placed next to pro-Nazi content. While this case is being handled by Reed O’Connor, who has ties to one of Musk’s companies, not all lawsuits will be led by him, as Steve Vladeck (Georgetown Law professor) pointed out that only certain cases guarantee his presence. Therefore, although users may argue that it is unfair to travel to Texas to sue, this argument is unlikely to succeed.
In this way, Musk once again confirms his preference for conservative causes, as in recent days he has been present at several Trump rallies and has even stated that he is willing to distribute €921,000 daily among his supporters. In the past, Judge O’Connor has blocked Biden administration policies on gun control, the Affordable Care Act, and LGBTQ+ rights. Therefore, Musk has opted to redirect all user lawsuits to the Court led by O’Connor, a judge appointed by the Bush administration decades ago.
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