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Elon Musk’s X settles multiyear legal battle with the World Federation of Advertisers
TechCrunchWednesday, July 29, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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X sued the WFA in 2024 for conducting what it called a "systematic illegal boycott" of the platform after it saw a decline in advertising revenue following Musk's $44 billion takeover of the social network
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What happened
X sued the WFA in 2024 for conducting what it called a "systematic illegal boycott" of the platform after it saw a decline in advertising revenue following Musk's $44 billion takeover of the social network
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