"Judge Dismisses Elon Musk's X Lawsuit Over Hate Speech Study on Twitter"

A federal judge dismissed X/Twitter's lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, ruling that the platform's motive was to stifle criticism rather than address data collection concerns. The judge highlighted X's efforts to deter independent research and rejected claims of harm to users, emphasizing that the group only collected public tweets. This decision is seen as a message against intimidating independent research and comes amidst similar litigation involving X/Twitter and watchdog groups.