Twitter/X Advertiser Boycott Is STATE-FUNDED; Inside the War on FREE SPEECH: Michael Shellenberger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFqT_6jJVlM

> Journalist Michael Shellenberger discusses his reporting thart the U.S. government is spearheading censorship demands of X, formerly known as Twitter. #X #censorship #BanTheADL #ccdh

@BlumeEvolution

Verklagt #CCDH bereits, droht #ADL mit Klage. Unsäglich.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/08/techscape-elon-musk-x-twitter-lawsuit-ccdh-hate-speech
In the civil complaint brought against CCDH by X Corp, the parent of X/Twitter Musk’s business accuses the US-UK campaign group of “advocating for internet censorship” by seeking to “prevent public dialogue and the public’s access to free expression in favor of an ideological echo chamber that conforms to CCDH’s favored viewpoints.”
#CCDH
#Musk cherche à bâillonner le Center for Countering Digital Hate

I signed this letter against X's (Twitter's) legal attacks on the Centre for Countering Digital Hate: https://counterhate.com/research/experts-sign-open-letter-to-stand-against-elon-musks-attempts-to-silence-independent-research-ccdh/ Independent research into the activities of technology companies is crucial and you shouldn't be able to shut it down because you don't like the truth. #CCDH #CoalitionIndependentTechnologyResearch #X #Twitter #IndependentResearch #LegalThreats

@Roundcat

Yep, there is no news item that could not be improved with thought. Deadlines may thwart that.

But I 'm happy that headlines may be teasers but understand you differ.

More importantly, imho, this article did not make the connection with Elon's suit against #CCDH which the ABC action underlines in spades. Also what is the Guardian's policy on using #twitter and, maybe, enquiring whether the #BBC will follow.

»#CCDH head says he won't stop exposing #Twitter problems after Musk suit: #ImranAhmed told staffers at the Center for Countering #DigitalHate to “double down” on probing X.« https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/04/ccdh-head-says-he-wont-stop-exposing-twitter-problems-after-musk-suit.html?eicker.news #tech #media

#CCDH response to #Elon #Musk and X Corp’s lawsuit

#stophate
#twittermigration

https://counterhate.com/blog/our-response-to-elon-musk-and-x-corps-lawsuit-against-ccdh/

@SteveFaulkner I wonder if this Xcrete has anything to do with his SLAPP suit against #CCDH ?

https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=PRaRWiBxsY8

#CCDH
#Centerfor Countering DigitalHate will continue to monitor #hatespeech on #Twiiter

"X, la empresa antes conocida como Twitter, ha presentado una demanda contra el Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), un grupo de investigación que ha estado analizando el discurso de odio en la plataforma. X alega que el CCDH violó sus términos de servicio y se involucró en actividades ilegales para obtener acceso a los datos corporativos."

https://wwwhatsnew.com/2023/08/02/x-twitter-lleva-a-los-tribunales-a-un-equipo-de-investigacion-de-discursos-de-odio/

#wwwhatsnew #ccdh #twitter #x

Bloody #MadElon suing the Center for Countering Digital Hate (#CCDH) is next level bullshit.

The X formerly known as the birdie network has not seen its #advertisement #business eroding heavily due to a scientific study of the CCDH, but due to Mad Elon inviting all the right-fringe nutties back while firing his moderation teams.

#hatespeech is a serious issue on that platform, and its boss does not want to fight it because he defends *free speech*. #socialmedia #RIPTwitter

"X sues hate speech researchers whose 'scare campaign' spooked Twitter advertisers"

I can see this going either way, especially if there is the merest smidgen of truth in Musk's claim that CCDH's statistical methodology is flawed.

I have no idea if hate speech has increased on Twitter under Musk's control, as these days I hardly ever look at it. Twitter was ever a cesspit of moral and political depravity.

#Twitter #CCDH #ElonMusk #X #HateSpeech

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/hate-speech-researchers-sued-by-x-accuse-musk-of-being-an-authoritarian/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Elon Musk's X Corp sues anti-hate group over its research

https://www.engadget.com/elon-musks-x-corp-sues-anti-hate-group-over-its-research-060156126.html

#twitter #racism #homophobia #CenterforCounteringDigitalHate #CCDH

@heiseonline

Och, das war mir doch gleich eine kleine Spende wert, weil ich ein größeres AL als #Musk sein kann, wenn man mich zu sehr nervt.

#ElonMusk #HateSpeech #Twitter #AsozialeLebewesen #CCDH #CenterForCounteringDigitalHate

https://donate.counterhate.com/page/88254/donate/1?locale=en-GB

https://www.heise.de/news/Twitter-geht-gegen-Organisation-vor-die-Hassrede-aufspuert-9231308.html

https://social.vivaldi.net/@heiseonline@social.heise.de/110810857537199428

Ein Anwalt, der die Plattform #X vertritt, schrieb am 20. Juli an das Center for Countering Digital Hate (#CCDH) und drohte mit rechtlichen Schritten. In dem Schreiben wird behauptet, dass die Forschungsveröffentlichungen - es geht um Zunahme von Hass und Hetze auf der Plattform - des CCDH darauf abzielten, »dem Geschäft von Twitter zu schaden, indem Werbekunden mit aufrührerischen Behauptungen von der Plattform vertrieben werden«.

🤷

https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/twitter-elon-musk-droht-kritischen-forschern-mit-konsequenzen-a-35db1445-c9e0-4ba5-bece-2dba3436ddb9

Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of #CCDH, said, “#ElonMusk’s actions represent a brazen attempt to silence honest #criticism & #independent #research.” He added that #Musk wanted to “stem the tide of negative stories & rebuild his relationship with advertisers.”

The center also said it did “not accept any funding from tech companies, governments, or their affiliates.” (Thank you very much. #MuskLies)

#Twitter #Birdsite #Scapegoating

The letter cited #research published by #CCDH in June examining #HateSpeech on #Twitter, which #Musk renamed #X. The research consisted of 8 papers, incl’g 1 that found Twitter had taken no action against 99% of the 100 #TwitterBlue accounts the ctr reported for “tweeting hate.” The letter called the research “false, misleading or both”& said the org had used improper methodology.

The ltr added that the ctr was funded by Twitter’s competitors or foreign govs “in support of an ulterior agenda.”

#ElonMusk has over the last yr threatened legal action against #TechCompetitors, #employees & #users….Now he’s taking aim at an org studying #HateSpeech & #misinformation on #SocialMedia.
#X Corp, parent co of the SocialMedia co, sent a letter on July20 to #CCDH, a #nonprofit that conducts #research on SocialMedia, accusing the org of…“a series of troubling & baseless claims that appear calculated to harm #Twitter generally, & its digital #advertising business specifically”& threatening to #sue.

#Twitter Threatens #Legal Action Against #Nonprofit That Tracks #HateSpeech

The #CenterForCounteringDigitalHate said it had received a letter from #X, Twitter’s parent company, accusing it of trying to hurt the social platform w/its #research.

The letter…cited research published by #CCDH in June examining hate speech on the site, which #ElonMusk has renamed X.com.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/technology/twitter-x-center-for-countering-digital-hate.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Elon Musk is threatening to sue Center for Countering Digital Hate over their work on tracking hate speech and disinformation on Twitter. Seems free speech only applies to those who say what Musk likes to hear?

New York Times: »X Corp., the parent company of the social media company, sent a letter on July 20 to the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit that conducts research on social media, accusing the organization of making “a series of troubling and baseless claims that appear calculated to harm Twitter generally, and its digital advertising business specifically” and threatening to sue.

The letter cited research published by the Center for Countering Digital Hate in June examining hate speech on Twitter, which Mr. Musk has renamed X.com. The research consisted of eight papers, including one that found that Twitter had taken no action against 99 percent of the 100 Twitter Blue accounts the center reported for “tweeting hate.” The letter called the research “false, misleading or both” and said the organization had used improper methodology.«

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20230731131559/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/technology/twitter-x-center-for-countering-digital-hate.html

#MastodonMigration #Twitter #ElonMusk #FreeSpeech #disinformation #censorship #CCDH