The sale of assets belonging to Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems, including associated social media accounts, was up for grabs.
A federal bankruptcy judge postponed a hearing to next month to determine if the auction process for the sale of Alex Jones’s Infowars company to The Onion was fair.
The assets for sale included the Austin studio, Infowars video archive, production equipment, trademarks, websites, and associated social media accounts.
Jones’s personal X account was not part of the original auction, but Judge Lopez will decide on its inclusion in the liquidation proceedings.
The complaint from X Corp. states, “X Corp. does not consent to the sale or transfer of the non-assignable X Accounts, meaning they cannot be sold or transferred at this time.”
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X lawyers argue that the X Accounts are essential services owned by X Corp. and have no value to a third party due to restrictions on user activities without X Corp.’s permission.
The Onion acquired the Infowars franchise at a bankruptcy auction for $1.75 million on Nov. 14.
The sale is part of the liquidation proceedings overseen by trustee Christopher Murray to cover the costs of defamation judgments against Jones.
Jones previously claimed the 2012 school shooting was a hoax, leading to legal action from survivors’ families.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
