X, formerly known as Twitter, recently filed lawsuits against four entities in Texas and Bright Data
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday sued a nonprofit that fights hate speech and disinformation, accusing it of asserting false claims and encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform.
US media reported earlier that X, owned by Elon Musk, had
sent a letter to the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and threatened to
sue the non-profit for unspecified damages.
In response to that letter, lawyers for the CCDH accused X
of "intimidating those who have the courage to advocate against
incitement, hate speech and harmful content online." They also said that
X's allegations had no factual basis.
The lawsuit stems from a media report published in July that
stated findings from CCDH's research saying that hate speech had increased
towards minority communities on the platform.
X and its CEO Linda Yaccarino labeled the report false and
said it was based on "a collection of incorrect, misleading, and outdated
metrics, mostly from the period shortly after Twitter's acquisition."
In a blog post on Monday, X said the CCDH had gained access
to its data without authorisation and accused it of scraping data from its
platform, violating X's terms.
It reiterated that the metrics contained in the research
were used out of context to make unsubstantiated assertions about X.
The CCDH did not respond to a request for comment outside
regular business hours.
X recently filed lawsuits against four unnamed entities in
Texas and Israel's Bright Data for scraping data. © Reuters