"Judge Dismisses Elon Musk's Defamation Lawsuit Against Hate Speech Watchdog Group"

A judge in California dismissed Elon Musk's lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, citing the state's anti-Slapp law and stating that the case was about punishing the defendants for their speech. Musk's lawsuit alleged that the organization unlawfully accessed data to make reports on hate speech on X, formerly Twitter, which Musk acquired. The ruling was celebrated by CCDH, with its CEO hoping it would embolden other researchers to hold social media companies accountable. Musk's efforts to sue groups monitoring hate speech have raised concerns about his attempts to leverage his wealth to silence critics.