Nonprofit sued by Elon Musk’s X claps back: It’s ‘straight out of the authoritarian playbook’

• Elon Musk’s X Corp. sued a nonprofit, alleging it made false claims about harmful content on Twitter.
• The nonprofit’s CEO, Imran Ahmed, said the lawsuit was “straight out of the authoritarian playbook.”
• Ahmed also took to Musk’s own social media platform to criticize his legal challenge.

The nonprofit that Elon Musk’s X Corp. sued on Monday isn’t holding back in its criticism of the billionaire.

Imran Ahmed, the founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, said Musk’s legal challenge was “straight out of the authoritarian playbook” in a statement published Tuesday on the nonprofit’s website.