Elon Musk’s X Corp, the parent company of the newly renamed website X, has filed a lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a nonprofit that monitors hate speech on social media platforms. The lawsuit claims that CCDH gained unauthorized access to data on X for its research.
This legal action comes after CCDH publicly announced that X had threatened to sue them. CCDH has been publishing reports on hate speech and misinformation on various social media platforms, including X, with a focus on minority groups such as LGBTQ individuals, Muslims, and Jews.
According to CCDH’s research, X failed to take action against a significant percentage of reported hate speech posts. The platform allegedly ignored 99% of hate speech posts from Blue subscribers, as well as 89% of antisemitic posts and 97% of anti-Muslim posts. X contends that CCDH’s reports have resulted in the loss of millions of dollars in advertising revenue, causing a significant decline in ad revenue since Musk acquired Twitter.
X asserts that CCDH engaged in a scare campaign to drive away advertisers and selectively used data to support its claims of rampant hate speech on the platform. The lawsuit accuses CCDH of violating X’s terms of service by scraping data without permission and using flawed methodologies to draw misleading conclusions.
Furthermore, X suggests that CCDH’s true agenda is not countering hate speech but rather censoring opposing viewpoints. CCDH, on the other hand, has vowed to fight against the lawsuit.
In response to the legal action, CCDH’s CEO Imran Ahmed criticized Musk for attempting to silence critics and divert attention from the toxic content on his platform. Ahmed stated that CCDH will not be intimidated by Musk’s tactics and will continue its independent research.
In conclusion, X’s lawsuit against CCDH raises important questions about data access, hate speech monitoring, and the power of social media platforms to regulate harmful content.
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