"Judge Dismisses Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against Anti-Extremism Watchdog Over Twitter Nazis Report"

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by X Corp. (formerly Twitter) against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), ruling that the tech company's lawsuit was an attempt to punish the CCDH for exercising free speech. The CCDH successfully moved to strike X's claims under California's law on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) and to dismiss the case entirely. The decision marks a legal defeat for Elon Musk, who sought to silence the group for accurately reporting on Twitter's moderation struggles. The judge noted that X's motivation in bringing the case was to punish CCDH for its publications that criticized the company, and Musk has yet to comment on the lawsuit's dismissal.