No Choice”: Musk Threatens Suit Against ADL; Blames Activists For “Most Of X’s Revenue Loss

Elon Musk, proprietor of the platform X, previously often known as Twitter, has threatened to ban the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) from his platform, including that he had “no choice” however to file a defamation lawsuit in opposition to the advocacy group, which beforehand referred to as for a pause on advert spending on the social community.

To clear our platform’s identify on the matter of anti-Semitism, it seems like we now have no selection however to file a defamation lawsuit in opposition to the Anti-Defamation League … oh the irony!

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2023

The group alleges Mr Musk has failed to clamp down on hate speech on the social media platform since his takeover final 12 months, permitting disinformation to proliferate – one thing Mr Musk strongly denies. 

Since the acquisition, The @ADL has been attempting to kill this platform by falsely accusing it & me of being anti-Semitic

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2023

Further, it was revealed that the ADL has put strain on X to deplatform well-liked anti-woke account Libs of TikTook, which is run by a conservative Jewish lady, Chaya Raichik.

Dear Elon,

Please take into account releasing all communications and offering full transparency on the ADL & all different organizations who’ve pushed to censor sure accounts on Twitter/X.

Sincerely,

Thousands of customers who’ve been suspended, throttled, silenced, and shadowbanned. pic.twitter.com/ZcvoBSvR84

— Libs of TikTook (@libsoftiktok) September 4, 2023

A #BanTheADL started circulating on the social media platform after a gathering final Thursday between ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt and X’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino.

“I had a very frank + productive conversation with @LindayaX yesterday about @X, what works and what doesn’t, and where it needs to go to address hate effectively on the platform. I appreciated her reaching out and I’m hopeful the service will improve. @ADL will be vigilant,” Greenblatt posted after the assembly.

The hashtag was condemned by Israel’s international ministry. Additionally, as MEE reports, whereas this latest marketing campaign has been amplified by so-called ‘far-right’ social media accounts (translation: non-mainstream-narrative-spewers), progressive organizations and Palestinian activists have for years raised considerations concerning the ADL and its efforts to undermine social justice actions within the US.

News of the potential lawsuit comes after information broke that X remains to be down round 60% in US advert income because the ADL continues to place strain on its advertisers to keep away from the social media platform.

“I don’t see any scenario where they’re responsible for less than 10pc of the value destruction, so [around] $4bn.”

Our US advertising revenue is still down 60%, primarily due to pressure on advertisers by @ADL (that’s what advertisers inform us), so that they virtually succeeded in killing X/Twitter!

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2023

In November, the strain group Stop Hate for Profit, which incorporates the ADL, referred to as on advertisers “to pause their spending globally” and claimed “hate speech and disinformation have proliferated” on the app since Mr Musk’s takeover.

Advertisers keep away from controversy, so all that’s wanted for ADL to crush our US & European advert income is to make unfounded accusations. They have a lot much less energy in Asia, so our advert income there may be nonetheless sturdy.

This “controversy” causes advertisers to “pause”, however that pause is…

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2023

It would not be the primary time the ADL was sued for defamation…

Interesting.

In our case, they’d doubtlessly be on the hook for destroying half the worth of the corporate, so roughly $22 billion.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2023

Musk additionally shared an article questioning the ADL’s bias.

Interesting article https://t.co/zwdB7FRZzX

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 5, 2023

Musk additionally steered that X will expose – Twitter-Files-esque – the ADL’s requests to ban and censor X accounts it deems anti-Semitic subsequent week, prompting a hashtag for #TheADLFiles…

“A giant data dump would clear the air.”

BREAKING: Elon suggests he’ll launch all the information referring to the ADL and different organizations pushing to censor and silence X accounts 👀

We want a full checklist of which organizations pushed for censorship and which accounts have been affected!

THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET WILD pic.twitter.com/SdHmWf9A7T

— Libs of TikTook (@libsoftiktok) September 4, 2023

Musk made it very clear the place he stands…

To be tremendous clear, I’m professional free speech, however in opposition to anti-Semitism of any variety

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2023

…and does nobody bear in mind what he advised David Faber about his perspective to ‘with the ability to say what he likes’.

And lastly, right here is ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt in 2016 sounding an terrible lot like Elon Musk on free speech advocacy…

Wow! As not too long ago as 2016 Jonathan Greenblatt gave the impression of @elonmusk on free speech.

He claimed his solely concern was violent threats, however as quickly because the ADL bought an in to the large tech corporations they disregarded free speech and commenced pushing essentially the most excessive censorship.#BanTheADL pic.twitter.com/Eyb2sVutmi

— Keith Woods (@KeithWoodsYT) September 4, 2023

…now what occurred in 2016 that may have prompted him to desert these morals in favor essentially the most excessive censorship?