a "free speech absolutist"

Lawsuit by Elon Musk's X was an attempt to punish free speech, judge
rules

    A US judge threw out a suit X filed, saying it was about
"punishing the defendants for their speech."

    It had sought millions in damages from a research group that found
a rise in hate speech on X.

    X CEO Elon Musk has said a similar "thermonuclear" lawsuit is
about "protecting free speech."
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In its complaint, filed in the Northern District of California, X
argued that the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate violated
the platform's terms of service in gathering data for reports that
documented a significant increase in hate speech on X following Musk's
takeover.

The company claimed the CCDH was responsible for "tens of millions of
dollars" in damages due to lost advertising revenue and the expense of
internal investigations.

But Breyer wrote "there can be no mistaking" that the real motive of
the suit was to bully X's critics into silence.

The decision cited a survey that found "social media researchers have
canceled, suspended or changed more than 100 studies about X" as a
result of Musk's policies as CEO.


https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-throws-out-hate-speech-lawsuit-elon-musk-x-2024-3