Lawsuit
Lawsuit
Posted on Aug 4, 2023
Elon Musk's X Corp is suing a nonprofit that tracks hate speech online
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Elon Musk has repeatedly claimed he’s a champion of free speech.
But his company X Corp. – formerly known as Twitter – is now suing a nonprofit organization that tracks hate speech online.
X Corp. lawyer Alex Spiro says the group’s research is “little more than a series of inflammatory, misleading, and unsupported claims based on a cursory review of random tweets.”
Imran Ahmed is the CEO and founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate. We sit down with him to discuss the lawsuit and social media.
But his company X Corp. – formerly known as Twitter – is now suing a nonprofit organization that tracks hate speech online.
X Corp. lawyer Alex Spiro says the group’s research is “little more than a series of inflammatory, misleading, and unsupported claims based on a cursory review of random tweets.”
Imran Ahmed is the CEO and founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate. We sit down with him to discuss the lawsuit and social media.
Elon Musk's X Corp is suing a nonprofit that tracks hate speech online
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"UPDATE: Aug. 1, 2023, 5:07 PM EDT X / Twitter officially announced that it filed a legal claim against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) late Monday night.
Elon Musk's X has announced Tuesday that it had followed through on its legal threats against the Center of Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a nonprofit that tracks hate speech and disinformation online.
In a post shared on its website, X alleges that the CCDH is trying to stifle it's users' free speech and pressure the company's advertisers. Musk's company also claims the CCDH improperly accessed X's data.
CCDH provided Mashable with its own response.
“Elon Musk’s latest legal threat is straight out of the authoritarian playbook – he is now showing he will stop at nothing to silence anyone who criticizes him for his own decisions and actions," said CCDH Founder and CEO Imran Ahmed. "The Center for Countering Digital Hate’s research shows that hate and disinformation is spreading like wildfire on the platform under Musk’s ownership and this lawsuit is a direct attempt to silence those efforts. People don’t want to see or be associated with hate, antisemitism, and the dangerous content that we all see proliferating on X. Musk is trying to ‘shoot the messenger’ who highlights the toxic content on his platform rather than deal with the toxic environment he’s created. The CCDH’s independent research won’t stop - Musk will not bully us into silence.”...
"UPDATE: Aug. 1, 2023, 5:07 PM EDT X / Twitter officially announced that it filed a legal claim against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) late Monday night.
Elon Musk's X has announced Tuesday that it had followed through on its legal threats against the Center of Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a nonprofit that tracks hate speech and disinformation online.
In a post shared on its website, X alleges that the CCDH is trying to stifle it's users' free speech and pressure the company's advertisers. Musk's company also claims the CCDH improperly accessed X's data.
CCDH provided Mashable with its own response.
“Elon Musk’s latest legal threat is straight out of the authoritarian playbook – he is now showing he will stop at nothing to silence anyone who criticizes him for his own decisions and actions," said CCDH Founder and CEO Imran Ahmed. "The Center for Countering Digital Hate’s research shows that hate and disinformation is spreading like wildfire on the platform under Musk’s ownership and this lawsuit is a direct attempt to silence those efforts. People don’t want to see or be associated with hate, antisemitism, and the dangerous content that we all see proliferating on X. Musk is trying to ‘shoot the messenger’ who highlights the toxic content on his platform rather than deal with the toxic environment he’s created. The CCDH’s independent research won’t stop - Musk will not bully us into silence.”...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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