Judge tosses Elon Musk’s X lawsuit against anti-hate group
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#6KKQ9)
Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images In a decision filed Monday, federal Judge Charles Breyer dismissed a lawsuit from Elon Musk's X against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), saying the company's case is about punishing the Defendants [CCDH] for their speech."
Judge Breyer writes that X's motivation in bringing this case is evident," stating that the company's goal is to punish CCDH for CCDH publications that criticized X Corp. - and perhaps in order to dissuade others" from criticizing X in the future. If CCDH's publications were defamatory, that would be one thing, but X Corp. has carefully avoided saying that they are," the filing reads.
The CCDH is an organization aimed at identifying and pushing back against hate speech online. Last year, the CCDH...