Gary Zhou 
Key Points
- 📰 Elon Musk’s social media platform “X” (formerly Twitter) is taking legal action against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).
- 🛡️ X claims it has taken significant steps to counter hate speech and misinformation, with over 99.99% of post impressions on the platform classified as “healthy.”
- 📊 X accuses CCDH of making misleading claims and gaining unauthorized access to its data.
- ❌ CCDH is allegedly targeting people who speak about issues it disagrees with, attempting to deplatform users with differing views, and misusing social media platform data.
- 🔎 X is publicly defending its actions and maintaining that the CCDH is actively trying to prevent free expression and public dialogue.
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter and owned by Elon Musk, has clarified its reasons for initiating legal action against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). The company addressed this matter in a recent blog post, defending its position.
According to X, it has made significant efforts to combat hate speech and misinformation on its platform, resulting in over 99.99% of post impressions being classified as “healthy.” Despite this achievement, X pointed out that the CCDH has been actively making misleading claims.
In its blog post, X revealed that it was informed by Brandwatch that the CCDH had gained unauthorized access to the platform’s data. Furthermore, the social media company highlighted that the supposed “research” conducted by CCDH, mentioned in a Bloomberg article, had used metrics taken out of context, leading to misrepresentations.
“Despite our continued progress, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and its backers have been actively working to assert false and misleading claims encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform. X is a free public service funded largely by advertisers. Through the CCDH’s scare campaign and its ongoing pressure on brands to prevent the public’s access to free expression, the CCDH is actively working to prevent public dialogue.
“Recently, Brandwatch made X aware that the CCDH gained access to X’s data without Brandwatch’s authorization, and that the purported CCDH ‘research’ cited in a Bloomberg article ‘contained metrics used out of context to make unsubstantiated assertions about X (formerly Twitter).’ Additionally, the CCDH has recently scraped X’s platform, which is a violation of our terms of service,” X wrote.
X also posted several allegations against the CCDH. These include “targeting people on all platforms who speak about issues the CCDH doesn’t agree with;” “attempting to coerce the deplatforming of users whose views do not conform to the CCDH’s ideological agenda;” targeting free-speech organizations by focusing on their revenue stream to remove free services for people;” and “attempting to illegally gain unauthorized access to social media platform data and to misuse that data.”
X’s full blog post about its legal action against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) can be viewed here.
