A federal judge today threw out the entirety of X's lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate. He ruled that the suit's clear motivation was to "punish" critical research and "dissuade" others from criticizing X or researching its harms, and dismissed it under California's strong anti-SLAPP laws.
Story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/25/musk-x-lawsuit-slapp-center-digital-hate/
Will Oremus /
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2024-03-25 18:32:21
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