NY.- Elon Musk, through his company X Corp, which includes Twitter, has threatened to sue a group that investigates hate speech on the internet and recently accused the social network of not taking sufficient measures to stop this type of content. under his command.
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (Center for the Fight against Digital Hate) indicated on Monday on its Twitter account – a network that has been renamed X – that Musk “has declared to be an absolutist of freedom of expression, but is using their lawyers to try to silence” the organization.
On its website, the Center discloses a letter dated July 20 in which Alex Spiro, Musk’s lawyer, argues that the investigators have not followed an adequate methodology to produce a report that he calls “false” and “misleading.” , and that it seeks to “harm Twitter’s business by scaring away advertisers with inflammatory complaints.”
He is referring to a report published in June in which the Center accused Twitter of failing to take action against “99% of the hate emitted by Twitter Blue subscribers, suggesting that the platform allows them to break its rules with impunity and even It is powering its toxic tweets through algorithms.
The Center’s study focused on tweets containing hate speech from a group of one hundred Twitter Blue subscribers -paid- that were reported with the social network’s own tools, and whose messages were still active for the most part four days later. of that notice, indicates the summary of the group.
Speaking to The New York Times, the group’s executive director, Imran Ahmed, said that “Elon Musk’s actions are a flagrant attempt to silence honest criticism and independent investigation,” and argued that the businessman seeks to stop his bad press. “and rebuild their relationship with their advertisers.”
He also responded to a question from Musk’s lawyer about the group’s financing and its possible “further agenda”, assuring that it does not receive funds “from technology companies, governments or their affiliates.”
Since Musk acquired Twitter and took over, he has imposed numerous changes to try to monetize the social network’s services and increase its income while cutting expenses such as personnel, which has not been well received among the public. advertisers.
