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Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against a Group That Found Hate Speech on X Isn’t Going Well

Mar 4, 2024
The podcast discusses Elon Musk's legal battle with a non-profit over hate speech tracking on Platform X, highlighting allegations of user security breaches and violations of terms of service. It also explores the accusations of hosting toxic content and white supremacists under Musk's leadership, along with clashes over platform accountability.
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Quick takeaways

  • CCDH's hate speech reports caused a decline in X's advertisers, sparking a lawsuit.
  • Elon Musk's lawsuits could influence transparency on hateful content and data access limitations for researchers.

Deep dives

Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against the Center for Countering Digital Hate

Following Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter, now called X, the platform experienced a decrease in advertisers. X filed a lawsuit against the nonprofit organization Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), alleging that CCDH's hate speech tracking reports led to the loss of millions in advertising revenue. In response, CCDH claims that the lawsuit is an attempt to silence criticism using a SLAP suit. The outcome of the case could establish boundaries for how tech companies address critics.

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