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Elon Musk’s free speech absolutism knows no bounds! On Monday, it was reported that the recently renamed Twitter parent company X Corp. is threatening legal action against a nonprofit that researches hate speech online. According to the Center for Countering Digital Hate, Musk’s legal squad sent the organization a letter in mid-July accusing it of publishing misleading information about the social media platform. Specifically, Musk took umbrage at eight research papers the group put out highlighting the rise of accounts promoting hate speech, and Twitter’s subsequent lack of moderation.
But whereas some of Musk’s early moves to censor critics were frequently seen as the whimsical impulses of a fragile egotist, this new move makes it clear these are the well-worn calculations of someone trying to crush any and all competition in a sociopathic search for profits. Imran Ahmed, the CEO and founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, told The New York Times, “Elon Musk’s actions represent a brazen attempt to silence honest criticism and independent research.” Ahmed pointed to the flailing social media company’s desperate need to entice advertisers other than online casinos.
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