X Corp. filed a lawsuit against a not-for-profit hate-speech and misinformation watchdog for allegedly driving advertisers away with its reports.
For years the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has researched and reported on hate speech and misinformation online to stop its spread among social media sites such as X, formerly known as Twitter. The research company found that over the past year, hate speech has skyrocketed on the X platform after Musk took over and subsequently reinstated previously banned accounts and loosened up the site’s rules. Independent researchers at the nonprofit speculated that Musk lets hate speech fester on the site because it brings in substantial money from advertisers. Regardless, the CCDH has continued to monitor the platform and posts its findings, all of which have been critical of Musk’s handling of harmful content on the site.
As what many saw as retaliation against the nonprofit, X Corp. threatened to take legal action against the research company earlier this week.
