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Elon Musk's X Corp is suing a nonprofit that tracks hate speech online

WAMU 88.5 | By Rupert Allman

Published August 2, 2023 at 6:51 AM CDT

This illustration photo shows the new Twitter logo rebranded as X (L) and the old Twitter bird logo reflected in smartphone screens.

Elon Musk has repeatedly claimed he’s a champion of free speech.

But his company X Corp. – formerly known as Twitter – is now suing a nonprofit organization that tracks hate speech online.

X Corp. lawyer Alex Spiro says the group’s research is “little more than a series of inflammatory, misleading, and unsupported claims based on a cursory review of random tweets.”

Imran Ahmedis the CEO and founder of theCenter for Countering Digital Hate. We sit down with him to discuss the lawsuit and social media.

Rupert Allman