Musk's X Corp sues nonprofit tracking hate speech after threatening legal action over critical research

X Corp, formerly Twitter, has sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate for unlawful data access after the nonprofit published reports critical of X's handling of hate speech.
X alleges CCDH illegally scraped its servers and made misleading claims to harm its business by driving away advertisers.
CCDH conducted research indicating X failed to moderate hate speech, especially from paid subscribers, under Elon Musk's leadership.
X sent a threatening letter accusing CCDH of false statements before filing the lawsuit seeking damages and access restrictions.
CCDH denies X's claims and calls the lawsuit an attempt to intimidate and silence criticism and independent research holding X accountable.