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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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[–] 1 point 3 years ago

Sue them? On what grounds?

They would only be looking at comments that are publicly visible. You might as well argue that people shouldn't research graffiti scrolled on walls.

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