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Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets (apnews.com)
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A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been threatened with a lawsuit by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Yes, because you can still cherry pick results, studies, sources and skew data.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    This is where you use the scientific method to counter-argument their claims, not the court.

    Threatening to sue is just another attempt at censorship, ironic from someone so free speech.

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