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.”
