Twitter is threatening legal action against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit that researches hate speech and content moderation on social media platforms.

The letter from Twitter's lawyers alleges that CCDH's research publications are intended to 'harm Twitter's business by driving advertisers away from the platform with incendiary claims.'

This is a pretty bold move from Twitter, especially considering that CCDH is a well-respected organization that has been doing this kind of research for years. And it's especially ironic coming from Elon Musk, who has said that he's a 'free speech absolutist.'

But Musk has also shown that he's sensitive to criticism, so it's not surprising that he's taking this kind of action against CCDH

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[–] 24 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Wasn’t he all about free speech and even against censorship?

“ I think if you go down the censorship route, it’s only a matter of time before censorship is turned upon you.” -musk

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  • [–] 22 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yes, for him whose views align with his!

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  • [+] -19 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Source he censored other views?

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    He literally defended himself bowing to government censorship a few months ago. Keep up.

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