X Corp. files lawsuit against non-profit for alleged ‘scare campaign’ targeting advertisers on social media platform: Report.

X Corp. Files Lawsuit⁤ Against Non-Profit Organization for Accessing Private Data

X Corp.,⁢ the social⁣ media company formerly known as Twitter, has filed a lawsuit accusing the Center‍ for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a British non-profit organization, of unlawfully accessing private data.⁣ The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges ⁤that the CCDH orchestrated‍ a “scare campaign” to drive away advertisers from the X ⁣platform by publishing reports on hate speech.

“CCDH has done this⁢ by engaging in⁤ a series of​ unlawful acts designed to improperly gain access to⁢ protected X Corp. ⁤data, needed by CCDH so that it could cherry-pick from the hundreds of millions of posts made each day on X ⁣and falsely claim⁤ it had statistical support showing the platform is overwhelmed with harmful content,” the lawsuit reads.
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The complaint comes after X attorney Alex ​Spiro sent a letter threatening legal action against the CCDH last​ month. Spiro accused the non-profit organization of making baseless claims to harm Twitter’s digital advertising business.

Last month, the CCDH claimed that X failed to act on 99% of “toxic” tweets involving racist, homophobic, neo-Nazi, antisemitic, or conspiracy content. X officials have labeled the report as false, stating that it was based on incorrect and outdated metrics.

Months after​ purchasing ⁣the platform for $44 billion, X CEO Elon ‍Musk announced a decrease ‌in hate speech impressions. However, the CCDH and X ​continue to clash over the issue.

Hate speech impressions‌ down by 1/3 from pre-spike levels. Congrats to Twitter team! pic.twitter.com/5BWaQoIlip

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)‍ November 24, 2022

X is seeking a jury trial and unspecified monetary damages in the lawsuit. The company also wants to block the‌ CCDH and its backers or employees from accessing data provided by X to the social media ⁢listening platform⁢ Brandwatch.

CCDH⁤ founder‌ and chief executive Imran Ahmed criticized Musk’s⁣ legal action, stating that it is an‍ attempt to silence those who highlight the toxic⁣ content on ‌his platform. Musk has ‍previously expressed ​his​ intention to combat content fueled⁢ by legacy media outlets and create a​ common digital town square ⁣for healthy debates.

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