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Twitter Allegedly Harassing Anti-Hate Activists

Accusations have been made that the proprietors of Twitter are attempting to "intimidate" those who are campaigning against odiousness by sending letters forewarning potential legal action. CCDH declared that X Corp had accused them of advancing "troubling and baseless claims" in their studies regarding the platform. Elon Musk acquired the platform in 2020 with the pledge to safeguard free expression. Imran Ahmed, the CEO of CCDH, declared that Mr Musk's actions were an audacious effort to stifle truthful criticism. Mr Musk effectuated a rebranding of Twitter as X just over a week ago. Ever since Mr Musk took over Twitter, the platform has been criticized - even from former personnel - for failing to tackle hate-speech and false information adequately. However, Mr Musk declared in a tweet in December that hate speech was reduced by a third. Sunday saw the platform restore Kanye West's account following an almost eight-month removal due to a series of tweets that were viewed as inappropriate, including one that had an image which comprised a combination of a swastika and the Star of David. In a letter to the CCDH, Alex Spiro, the legal representative for X Corp, denied the allegations made by the campaign group that Twitter "ignores 99%" of malicious messages from accounts with Twitter Blue subscriptions. Mr Spiro expressed his disapproval of the organisation's approach, asserting that the article was no more than a compilation of inflammatory, inaccurate, and unsubstantiated opinions based on a superficial assessment of various tweets. He also stated that CCDH was backed by funding from "X Corp's commercial rivals, plus government bodies and their connected organizations". The letter claimed that X Corp was mulling legal action after the organisation allegedly attempted to push away advertisers. Since Mr Musk's $44bn (£33.6bn) takeover, nearly half of the company's advertising income has disappeared, according to what he revealed in July. In its response, CCDH's legal representative Roberta Kaplan commented that the claims made in the "absurd letter" had no factual foundation, and saw it as a "troubling attempt to scare away those who are brave enough to oppose incitement, hate speech and destructive content on the web". The CCDH has declared that they reject contributions from social media companies or governmental organisations, as they are free to praise or critique them without bias. Politicians from the UK supported CCDH in its efforts to draw attention to hate speech on social media platforms. Damian Collins, a British MP sitting on the UK board of CCDH, remarked that Elon Musk's purported defense of free speech appeared to be inadequate when his enterprise faced criticism. This article includes content provided by Twitter. We request your consent before any loading takes place, since they might be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter's cookie policy and external privacy policy before consenting. To view this content, select 'accept and continue'. Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell MP declared that CCDH "performs crucial duties of combating hate on the internet and speaking out against sites which do not take sufficient steps to counter false information and inaccurate data". After its renaming, X Corp swapped the former Twitter sign from its headquarters in San Francisco for a new illuminated and twinkling X. In response to complaints, the company has been instructed to take down the new sign.

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