Judge Dismisses Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against Watchdog Group, Calls Out Social Media Giant's Free Speech Absolutism Claims

• Federal judge dismisses Elon Musk's X lawsuit against hate speech watchdog CCDH, calling it punitive rather than about protecting platform

• Judge concerned about X litigating in bad faith, denies company opportunity to amend and refile breach of contract claim

• Ruling shows limits of Musk's "free speech absolutism" claims, upholds CCDH's free speech rights

• If CCDH publications were defamatory, that would be different, but X carefully avoided defamation claim, judge wrote

• X "wishes to have it both ways," imposing damages without clearing bar of defamation suit, judge added; X disagrees with ruling, plans to appeal