‘Ridiculous’ US lawsuit by Musk’s X Corp should be dismissed -hate speech watchdog

By Jonathan Stempel

(Reuters) – A nonprofit that monitors online hate speech urged a U.S. federal judge to throw out what it called a “ridiculous” lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X Corp to stifle free expression.

X, formerly Twitter, sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate in July, accusing it of trying to drive advertisers away through a “scare campaign” showing hate speech and other harmful content appeared to be overwhelming the platform.

According to the complaint, X lost tens of millions of…