Elon Musk's X defamation lawsuit against hate speech watchdog dismissed

A federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate, stating that the case was about punishing the defendants for their speech. The lawsuit, which accused CCDH of implementing a "scare campaign" to drive away advertisers and improperly accessing data, was found to be primarily about speech. The research group had published studies showing an increase in hate speech on X after Musk took over the company, formerly known as Twitter. X plans to appeal the decision and is pursuing similar cases against other groups.