Hate speech researchers sued by X accuse Musk of being an “authoritarian”

As Twitter continues rebranding as X, it looks like Elon Musk is hoping to quash any claims that the platform under its new name is allowing rampant hate speech to fester. Yesterday, X Corp sued a nonprofit, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), for allegedly "actively working to assert false and misleading claims" regarding spiking levels of hate speech on X and successfully "encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform," Twitter's blog said. In its complaint, X Corp. claims that CCDH's reports have caused an estimated tens of...