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Letters from the lawyers: Musk threatens CCDH with brazen attempt to silence honest criticism. — Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH (counterhate.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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"Last week we got a letter from Elon Musk’s X. Corp threatening CCDH with legal action over our work, exposing the proliferation of hate and lies on Twitter since he became the owner. Elon Musk’s actions represent a brazen attempt to silence honest criticism and independent research in the desperate hope that he can stem the tide of negative stories and rebuild his relationship with advertisers."

[With apologies to anyone who dislikes endless Musk/Huffman spam in this community. I put it here because misusing the law to silence independent tech researchers this has wider implications.]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, I think we know now that even with the best lawyers money can buy, you can't pass off lipstick on a pig. That, or Musk's taste in lawyers is the same as his taste in design and business decisions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Didn’t he refuse to pay Twitter lawyers that worked for Twitter to force Musk’s hand to buy Twitter? I imagine at this point his lawyer options are pretty slim based on his earned reputation.