Get the latest tech news

Elon Musk's X anti-hate group case thrown out


A US judge says Mr Musk's social media firm had sued to punish its critics.

Imran Ahmed, founder and chief executive of CCDH, celebrated the win, saying Mr Musk had conducted a "loud, hypocritical campaign" of harassment and abuse against his organisation in an attempt to "avoid taking responsibility for his own decisions". "The courts today have affirmed our fundamental right to research, to speak, to advocate, and to hold accountable social media companies" he said, adding that he hoped the ruling would "embolden" others to "continue and even intensify" similar work. Mr Musk purchased the platform in 2022 for $44bn (£34bn) and swiftly embarked on a slew of controversial changes, sharply reducing its workforce with deep cuts to teams in charge of content moderation and other areas.

Get the Android app

Or read this on BBC News

Read more on:

Photo of Elon Musk

Elon Musk

Related news:

News photo

Elon Musk tells staff they must give new customers a demo of Full Self Driving mode before giving them their car

News photo

Elon Musk has fully bought into the ‘great replacement’

News photo

Elon Musk’s X is facing user decline in daily active users, finds report