"Judge dismisses Elon Musk's defamation case against hate speech watchdog"

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk and X against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), which researches online hate, after Musk and X accused the nonprofit of spreading misleading claims and illegally scraping data. The judge stated that the lawsuit was brought to punish CCDH for criticizing X and to dissuade others from engaging in such criticism. The ruling is seen as a victory for free speech and research, with CCDH's legal team emphasizing that even the world's wealthiest man cannot bend the rule of law to his will. Despite this setback, Musk is pursuing a similar lawsuit against Media Matters for America in Texas.