NFL moves to dismiss BlueSky users' US antitrust suit over alleged boycott

( May 13, 2025, 23:13 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The National Football League asked a New York federal judge to dismiss group boycott claims from BlueSky users who allege the NFL has restrained competition in the market for NFL news by demanding teams stay off the microblogging platform. "This lawsuit is a brazen attempt to use antitrust law to force the NFL and its teams to distribute widely available content to Plaintiffs via their preferred social media platform," the league said in a motion to dismiss filed in the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs fail to meet standing requirements, their alleged antitrust market is "facially implausible" and procompetitive justifications exist for the NFL's "alleged policy" pertaining to social media platform review.See attached files....

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NFL moves to dismiss BlueSky users' US antitrust suit over alleged boycott

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