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Sep 05, 2023

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More Twitter Files could arrive as soon as next week, and the Anti-defamation League (ADL) could soon be slapped with a defamation lawsuit from Elon Musk. This, according to Musk himself, who made a series of posts on X over the weekend.

“Since the acquisition, The @ADL has been trying to kill this platform by falsely accusing it & me of being anti-Semitic.” Musk said. “Our U.S. advertising revenue is still down 60%, primarily due to pressure on advertisers by@ADL (that’s what advertisers tell us), so they almost succeeded in killing X/Twitter!”

The ADL published a report back in May of 2023 accusing the social media platform of hosting an array of antisemitic tweets. The ADL cited more than 2,000 accounts that were reinstated by Musk under his free speech campaign when he acquired Twitter.

One account in support of Musk’s ADL lawsuit is the well-known Libs of TikTok account. Libs of TikTok took things a step further, calling for Musk to release more Twitter Files regarding any communications from the ADL about removing or censoring certain accounts.

“Please consider releasing all communications and providing full transparency on the ADL & all other organizations who have pushed to censor certain accounts on Twitter/X,” Libs of TikTok said on X. “Sincerely, Thousands of users who have been suspended, throttled, silenced, and shadow banned.”

Musk said a giant data dump would clear the air, hinting that his team could potentially release those files. As for the lawsuit, Musk said it would be ironic to sue the ADL for defamation, but it would also be the reasonable course of action.

In an emailed statement, the ADL said it is “unsurprised yet undeterred that antisemites, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists and other trolls have launched a coordinated attack on our organization.” The organization added “this type of thing is nothing new.”

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MORE “TWITTER FILES” COULD ARRIVE AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK –

AND THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE COULD SOON BE SLAPPED WITH A DEFAMATION LAWSUIT BY ELON MUSK.

THAT’S ACCORDING TO MUSK HIMSELF IN A SERIES OF POSTS HE MADE ON “X” OVER THE WEEKEND.

MUSK WROTE – “SINCE THE ACQUISITION, THE A-D-L HAS BEEN TRYING TO KILL THIS PLATFORM BY FALSELY ACCUSING IT – AND ME – OF BEING ANTI-SEMITIC.”

“OUR U-S ADVERTISING REVENUE IS STILL DOWN SIXTY PERCENT PRIMARILY DUE TO PRESSURE ON ADVERTISERS BY A-D-L – THAT’S WHAT ADVERTISERS TELL US – SO THEY ALMOST SUCCEEDED IN KILLING X – TWITTER!”

THE A-D-L PUBLISHED A REPORT BACK IN MAY –

ACCUSING THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM OF HOSTING AN ARRAY OF ANTI-SEMITIC TWEETS – CITING MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND ACCOUNTS THAT WERE – ACCORDING TO THE ADL’S REPORT – REINSTATED BY MUSK UNDER HIS FREE-SPEECH CAMPAIGN WHEN HE ACQUIRED TWITTER.

MUSK SAYS THOSE ANTI-SEMITIC ACCUSATIONS ARE DEFAMATORY –

AND ENOUGH FOR A DEFAMATION LAWSUIT – AGAINST THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE –

CALLING IT AN IRONIC BUT REASONABLE COURSE OF ACTION GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT ADVERTISEMENT LOSSES SURROUNDING THE REPORT.

AFTER THE POSTING SPREE BY MUSK AND MANY SPECTATORS CHIMING IN –

A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ADL SAID IN AN EMAIL STATEMENT THE ORGANIZATION IS QUOTE –

“unsurprised yet undeterred that antisemites, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists and other trolls have launched a coordinated attack on our organization. This type of thing is nothing new.”

THE HIGH-PROFILE “LIBS OF TIKTOK” ACCOUNT – PREVIOUSLY CENSORED BY TWITTER BEFORE MUSK ACQUIRED THE PLATFORM – IS ONE THAT SUPPORTS THE IDEA OF SUING THE ADL –

AND PUSHED MUSK A STEP FURTHER.

ASKING FOR MORE “TWITTER FILES” TO BE RELEASED.

THIS TIME – COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE ADL – ON WHAT ACCOUNTS THEY ALLEGEDLY HAVE TARGETED TO REMOVE AND CENSOR.

QUOTE – “Please consider releasing all communications and providing full transparency on the ADL & all other organizations who have pushed to censor certain accounts on Twitter/X. Sincerely, Thousands of users who have been suspended, throttled, silenced, and shadowbanned.”

ELON MUSK RESPONDED.

SAYING A GIANT DATA DUMP – WOULD CLEAR THE AIR.

AND HINTED HIS TEAM COULD POTENTIALLY RELEASE RELATED FILES AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK.

AS THE TWITTER FILES SAGA IS — TO BE CONTINUED.