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Twitter is threatening legal action against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit that researches hate speech and content moderation on social media platforms.

The letter from Twitter's lawyers alleges that CCDH's research publications are intended to 'harm Twitter's business by driving advertisers away from the platform with incendiary claims.'

This is a pretty bold move from Twitter, especially considering that CCDH is a well-respected organization that has been doing this kind of research for years. And it's especially ironic coming from Elon Musk, who has said that he's a 'free speech absolutist.'

But Musk has also shown that he's sensitive to criticism, so it's not surprising that he's taking this kind of action against CCDH

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[-] mycatiskai@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They (celebrities) would have the biggest pull to get people moved onto one of these new services.

I know nothing short of the names as I don't need that kind of app or service but if one of these new places like blue sky or mastadon had an easy way to get signed up for the masses then someone like Taylor Swift saying she was signing up and to join her there as she drops twixxter then millions of people would sign up in days.

[-] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The issue is that not every artist is a celebrity.

Sure Taylor Swift can move a lot of people, but some upcoming niche artist can barely hold onto the little audience they built even by staying there.

[-] SkyeStarfall 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, pretty much. People don't leave twitter because the people they follow are there. If the people they follow move, then the audience will move too.

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