Coverage dated March 24, 2024

US Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Musk's X Against Hate Speech Researchers

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X had sought millions of dollars in damages, arguing that the nonprofit’s report on a rise in hate speech on the social media site had led to the exodus of advertisers

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  1. Quartz

    A judge dismissed Elon Musk's lawsuit as 'unabashedly' trying to punish an anti-hate speech group (opens Quartz)

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    U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that the suit by Elon Musk's social media platform was an attempt to punish the group's free speech

  2. Variety

    Elon Musk’s X Loses Lawsuit Against Research Group That Found Proliferation of Hate Speech, Racist Content on Social Network (opens Variety)

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    A federal judge dismissed Elon Musk's X lawsuit against a research group, ruling it was "evident" the litigation was intended "to punish" the group.

  3. New York Times

    X’s Lawsuit Against Anti-Hate Research Group Is Dismissed (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Elon Musk’s social media company sued a group that exposed hate speech on the site, but a judge ruled that the suit was designed to punish speech.

  4. Voice of America

    US Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Musk's X Against Hate Speech Researchers (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    X had sought millions of dollars in damages, arguing that the nonprofit’s report on a rise in hate speech on the social media site had led to the exodus of advertisers

  5. France 24

    US court dismisses Musk lawsuit against anti-hate watchdog (opens France 24)

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    A US court on Monday rejected social network X's lawsuit against a nonprofit that had reported a spike in misinformation and hate speech on the platform since billionaire Elon Musk's takeover.

  6. CNN

    Federal judge tosses Elon Musk’s case against hate speech watchdog CCDH (opens CNN)

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    A federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X that had targeted a watchdog group for its critical reports about hate speech on the social media platform.

  7. NBC Los Angeles

    Lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X against nonprofit CCDH thrown out by judge on free speech grounds (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    A suit filed by X against CCDH was dismissed by a federal judge, who wrote that Elon Musk’s company was “punishing” the nonprofit for speech.

  8. Deadline

    Judge Tosses X/Twitter Lawsuit Against Group That Produced Study On Proliferation Of Hate Speech On Platform (opens Deadline)

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    X owner Elon Musk blamed the watchdog group for an exodus of advertisers.

  9. Quartz

    Judge dismisses lawsuit by Musk's X against nonprofit researchers tracking hate speech on platform (opens Quartz)

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    A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X Corp. against the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by the Tesla owner

  10. KTVZ Bend

    Judge tosses Elon Musk’s case against hate speech watchdog in excoriating rebuke (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X that had targeted a watchdog group for its critical reports about hate speech on the social media platform. In a blistering 52-page order, the judge blasted X’s case as plainly punitive rather than about protec…

  11. UPI

    Federal judge tosses suit filed by Elon Musk against hate speech watchdog (opens UPI)

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    A federal judge in California on Monday dismissed a complaint filed by Elon Musk, owner of the X social media platform, against a nonprofit group dedicated to tracking hate speech on site.

  12. Bloomberg

    X Suit Against Online Hate-Speech Watchdog Gets Tossed by Judge (opens Bloomberg)

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    A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X Corp. against a group that monitors online hate speech, concluding that the social media platform’s complaint was aimed at “punishing” criticism of it.

  13. Rolling Stone

    Judge Tosses Musk's Suit Against Anti-Extremism Watchdog That Reported Nazis on Twitter (opens Rolling Stone)

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    A judge tossed Elon Musk's Twitter lawsuit against a research group that reported Nazis on the site, ruling it was an attempt to punish free speech.

  14. The Daily Caller

    Judge Throws Out Elon Musk’s X’s Lawsuit Against Pro-Censorship Org, Citing Free Speech Grounds (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A federal judge in California on Monday tossed billionaire Elon Musk's X's lawsuit against pro-censorship organization Center for Countering Digital Hate.

  15. New York Post

    Judge tosses lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X against hate speech watchdog (opens New York Post)

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    A US judge on Monday threw out Elon Musk's lawsuit against a nonprofit group that faulted him for allowing a rise in hate speech on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter.

  16. Politico

    Judge dismisses Musk's lawsuit against nonprofit researchers tracking hate speech on X (opens Politico)

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    Judge Charles Breyer wrote in his order that the lawsuit was “unabashedly and vociferously" about punishing the nonprofit for its speech.

  17. NBC News

    Judge throws out Elon Musk's X lawsuit against nonprofit (opens NBC News)

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    A federal judge Monday threw out a lawsuit filed last year by Elon Musk’s X platform against the nonprofit organization Center for Countering Digital Hate.

  18. Forbes

    Judge Throws Out Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against Hate Speech Watchdog (opens Forbes)

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    Musk had accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate of using “flawed methodologies” in its research of X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

  19. Insider

    Lawsuit by Elon Musk's X was an attempt to punish free speech, judge rules (opens Insider)

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    In a scathing decision, a US judge said there was "no mistaking" X's motive in suing a research group that found a rise in hate speech on X.

  20. Wyoming Public Media

    Judge dismisses Elon Musk's suit against hate speech researchers (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The billionaire sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate after the group published a series of reports detailing an uptick of hate speech on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

  21. Los Angeles Times

    Judge dismisses Elon Musk's lawsuit against anti-hate watchdog on free-speech grounds (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The court found that X Corp.'s lawsuit was about punishing the watchdog group's speech for criticizing the social media platform.

  22. Green Field Reporter

    Judge dismisses lawsuit by Musk's X against nonprofit researchers tracking hate speech on platform - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X Corp. against the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the increase in hate speech on the site since it was acquired by the Tesla owner.

  23. Gizmodo

    Court Says Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against Anti-Hate Group Is an Attack on Free Speech (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    A court ruled Musk's lawsuit aimed to "punish" researchers for reporting a rise in hate speech on X.

  24. CBS News

    Judge tosses out X lawsuit against hate-speech researchers, saying Elon Musk tried to punish critics (opens CBS News)

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    A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk's X against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate

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