X Suit Against Online Hate-Speech Watchdog Gets Tossed by Judge
- Judge says suit was aimed at ‘punishing’ nonprofit’s criticism
- Social media platform targeted public report on toxic posts
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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.
US District Judge Charles Breyer’s ruling Monday is a win for the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which was accused in the suit of falsely stating in a public research report that the social media platform “is overwhelmed with harmful content.”