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Attorneys for X Corp., the firm established by Elon Musk to take over Twitter, filed a notice of appearance on Thursday in the bankruptcy case of Alex Jones and his Infowars platform. The new owners of satirical news site The Onion had been declared the successful bidders for Jones’ controversial platform, alongside families of the Sandy Hook massacre victims. Musk has allowed Infowars to broadcast on X while Infowars’ fate is in limbo. Jones has used Infowars as a platform to promote conspiracy theories, far-right ideologies and misinformation. Jones’ bankruptcy stems from his obligation to pay $1.5 billion in damages to families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, who filed defamation lawsuits over his false claims that the massacre was a hoax.

Persons: Elon Musk, Alex Jones, Jones, Sandy, ”, Christopher M, Lopez, Mother Jones, Donald Trump, Musk, Ben Collins —, ” Collins, Infowars Organizations: X Corp, Elon, Twitter, Bloomberg, Sandy Hook Elementary, NBC Locations: Texas

☆ Elon Musk's X is fighting a subpoena in a lawsuit between Jeffrey Epstein accusers, further delaying an already drawn-out case
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewElon Musk's X Corp. is gumming up a case between two Jeffrey Epstein accusers by spending months stonewalling subpoenas. But X Corp. has refused. "X Corp. will not be producing any data in response to your subpoena," reads one letter sent by an X lawyer earlier this year. Related storiesLawyers for Oh Amen agreed to provide them, but Oh Amen had been suspended from one of her accounts and couldn't download data from the second account. Thomas told Business Insider it's crucial to see Oh Amen's X records to contextualize all of the defamation claims.

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☆ Elon Musk took a jab at Disney's Bob Iger with an apparent recycled April Fools' joke
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk took aim at Disney CEO Bob Iger in an apparent April Fools' Day joke posted to X. "Excited to join @Disney as their Chief DEI Officer," Musk wrote in the early hours of April 1. AdvertisementElon Musk took aim at Disney CEO Bob Iger in an apparent April Fools' Day joke which, it turns out, wasn't that original. "Excited to join @Disney as their Chief DEI Officer," Musk wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "Can't wait to work with Bob Iger & Kathleen Kennedy to make their content MORE woke!

Persons: Elon Musk, Bob Iger, Musk, Musk's, —, Kathleen Kennedy, Can’t, — Elon, Tesla, Konstantin Kisin, Kisin, 😂, ingle, ince, ake, lon, ina, haring, ike, olitical Organizations: Disney, @Disney, Service, TRIGGERnometry, BBC, ust Locations: lon, usk, ife

☆ Caitlyn Jenner seemingly asks Elon Musk for legal help after claiming Disney and Bob Iger discriminated against her
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Caitlyn Jenner has asked Elon Musk for legal help after claiming Disney discriminated against her. The reality star also criticized Disney CEO Bob Iger in earlier social-media posts. AdvertisementCaitlyn Jenner asked Elon Musk for legal help on X (formerly known as Twitter) after claiming that Disney and Bob Iger discriminated against her. — Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) February 7, 2024Musk had not publicly responded to Jenner as of Thursday morning. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Disney, Caitlyn Jenner, and Elon Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Caitlyn Jenner, Elon Musk, Jenner, Bob Iger, —, Disney, Musk, Richard Grenell, Bruce ’, Bob, … — Caitlyn Jenner, Iger, Hunter Biden, Gina Carano Organizations: Disney, Service, Hulu, Marvel, ESPN, ABC, Iger, X Corporation, Business Locations: Hulu

☆ Elon Musk's X is paying for Gina Carano to sue Disney over her firing from 'Star Wars'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gina Carano is suing Disney and Lucasfilm with Elon Musk's financial backing. The "Mandalorian" actor was fired from the show in 2021 after a string of social media controversies. Elon Musk's X Corporation is funding Carano's lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm, attorneys for the actor said in a Tuesday press release. AdvertisementIn a Tuesday post on X, Carano denied comparing Republicans to Jewish people. Attorneys for Carano said Tuesday that Musk's X Corporation is paying for her lawsuit.

Persons: Gina Carano, Carano, —, Disney, Elon, Cara Dune, mischaracterizing, lockdowns, Musk, Elon Musk, Carano's Organizations: Disney, Lucasfilm, Elon, Service, Elon Musk's X Corporation, Walt Disney Company, Carano, Business, Twitter, Corporation, Republicans Locations: California

☆ 'Ridiculous' US lawsuit by Musk's X Corp should be dismissed -hate speech watchdog
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 17 (Reuters) - A nonprofit that monitors online hate speech urged a U.S. federal judge to throw out what it called a "ridiculous" lawsuit by Elon Musk's X Corp to stifle free expression. "Fortunately, state and federal free speech protections cannot be so easily evaded." In September, X sued California to block the state from enforcing a law requiring that social media companies publish policies for policing misinformation, harassment, hate speech and extremism. X said the law, Assembly Bill 587, violates its free speech rights. The case is X Corp v. Center for Countering Digital Hate Inc et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No.

Persons: Elon Musk, Porte, Gonzalo Fuentes, Elon Musk's, X, Musk, Adolf Hitler, Bill, Jonathan Stempel, David Gregorio Our Organizations: SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter, Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Corp, Center, X Corp, IBM, Court, Northern District of, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, San Francisco federal, California, U.S, Northern District, Northern District of California, New York

☆ Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says he would be 'absolutely' interested in a deal with Elon Musk's X
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman told the WSJ he would be interested in a deal with Elon Musk's X. However, he caveated that by saying he doesn't know if X is interested, or if the deal is doable. AdvertisementAdvertisementBillionaire investor Bill Ackman said he would be interested in a deal with Elon Musk's X Corp, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. While Ackman said he would "absolutely" be interested in a deal with X — the platform previously known as Twitter — he doesn't know if X is interested, or if the deal is doable, per the Journal. X told the Journal it had no comment.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Elon Musk's, —, Ackman, X, Musk, Pershing Organizations: Elon, Ackman's Pershing, Service, Elon Musk's X Corp, Wall Street, Twitter, X, Pershing

X, formerly known as Twitter, sued Atlas Exploration in San Francisco Superior Court on Thursday in a complaint alleging breach of contract. X has faced an array of legal actions over unpaid rent and other invoices following Musk's $44 billion buyout last October. In one case, the owner of X's main office at 1355 Market Street in San Francisco sued X for more than $3.1 million in unpaid rent. Britain's Crown Estate, which manages the property portfolio belonging to the monarchy, in January filed claims against X over alleged unpaid rent on its London headquarters. The case is X Corp v Atlas Exploration Inc, San Francisco Superior Court, No.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Elon, X, Atlas, Kevin Hill, Hill, Jonathan Hawk, Mike Scarcella, Leigh Jones, Chris Reese Organizations: REUTERS, Elon Musk's X Corp, San, Twitter, Atlas Exploration, San Francisco Superior Court, Inc, X, X Corp, Exploration Inc, San Francisco Superior, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, San Francisco, San Francisco's, Britain's, London

☆ Elon Musk's X sues California over a law it claims is aimed at eliminating 'problematic' content
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

X Corp is suing California over content moderation law, claiming freedom of speech infringement. It requires social media companies to say how they're tackling hate speech, harassment and extremism. X argued that the law pressures platforms to remove "constitutionally-protected" content. Social media companies routinely remove accounts and content that violate local laws and their own policies. It requires social media companies to publicly share their content moderation policies and report their enforcement data to the state attorney-general twice a year.

Persons: Elon, Bill, X, Gavin Newsom, Musk Organizations: X Corp, Service, Corp, Twitter, State, Social, Media, FBI Locations: California, Wall, Silicon

'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies B2x Corp FollowTesla Inc FollowSept 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's X Corp sued California on Friday over a state law establishing new transparency rules for social media companies, requiring them to publish their policies for policing disinformation, harassment, hate speech and extremism. In a complaint filed in federal court in Sacramento, California, X said the law's "true intent" was to pressure social media companies into eliminating content the state found objectionable. AB 587 requires social media companies with at least $100 million of gross annual revenue to issue semiannual reports that describe their content moderation practices, and provide data on the numbers of objectionable posts and how they were addressed. Gavin Newsom, California's Democratic governor, signed the law last September, saying the state would not let social media be "weaponized" to spread hate and disinformation.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Elon, Bill, X, Musk, Rob Bonta, Gavin Newsom, A.J, Brown, Jonathan Stempel, David Gregorio, Aurora Ellis Organizations: REUTERS, Elon Musk's X Corp, Twitter, U.S, Defamation League, Center, SpaceX, Democratic, ADL, X Corp, Court, Eastern District of, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, California, Sacramento , California, Eastern District, Eastern District of California, New York

☆ X, formerly Twitter, faces 2,200 arbitration cases and filing fees over $3 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In this photo illustration, the new Twitter logo rebranded as X (X Corp.) is seen on a smartphone and Elon Musk Twitter account with the new X logo on a pc screen. X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, is facing 2,200 arbitration cases that ex-employees filed after Elon Musk took over the company, slashed headcount, and made other sweeping changes there. The filing fees alone for that volume of cases could amount to $3.5 million. The case is Chris Woodfield v. Twitter, X Corp. and Elon Musk (No. Since JAMS decided that this basic fee applies across the board to X's 2,200 arbitration cases, that would amount to around $3.5 million, with other fees possibly to follow.

Persons: Elon Musk, Chris Woodfield, Woodfield Organizations: X Corp, Elon, Twitter, CNBC, Musk's X Corp, Northern District of Locations: Delaware, Seattle, San Francisco federal, Northern District, Northern District of California

☆ Nonprofit sued by Elon Musk's X claps back: It's 'straight out of the authoritarian playbook'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Gabriel Rivera | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

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." The nonprofit that Elon Musk's X Corp. sued on Monday isn't holding back in its criticism of the billionaire. "Elon Musk didn't like the reflection he saw in the mirror, and so he sued the mirror," Ahmed wrote on X. Advertisers left in part due to rising concerns about hate speech and misinformation circulating on Twitter under Musk's direction.

Persons: Elon, Imran Ahmed, Ahmed, Musk, X Organizations: Elon Musk's X Corp, Twitter, Morning, Center

☆ Elon Musk's X Corp is suing a nonprofit organization that tracks hate speech over its claims about Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's X Corp is suing a nonprofit organization over its claims about hateful content on Twitter. X Corp said The Center for Countering Digital Hate illegally scraped its servers and made false claims. Elon Musk's X Corp is suing a nonprofit organization over its claims about harmful content on the social media platform. Twitter, now X, has been suffering from cash-flow problems after advertisers fled the platform in the early days of Musk's erratic leadership. X Corp is seeking unspecified damages as well as an injunction that would stop the CCDH from accessing Twitter's data.

Persons: Elon, Alex Spiro, CCDH Organizations: Elon Musk's, Corp, X Corp, Digital, Twitter Locations: California

☆ Elon Musk's X Corp. seen taking down giant glowing sign in San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk marked San Francisco as the spot for X Corp. over the weekend, erecting a giant lighted X sign on top of the company's headquarters Friday. The saga over the glowing sign is the latest example of Musk's impulsive approach to running the company formerly known as Twitter. City officials Friday issued a notice of violation to X Corp. for installing the sign without approval. According to public records on the department's website, representatives for X Corp. repeatedly declined to "provide access" to inspectors who visited the building. This is not the first time X has clashed with San Francisco building inspectors.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Linda Yaccarino, riskiest, Yaccarino, X Organizations: FRANCISCO, X Corp, CNBC, San Francisco's Department, Twitter, San Locations: San Francisco

"Interim X logo goes live later today," Musk said on Twitter adding that "X.com" would now redirect to Twitter's website. Musk's X Corp owns Twitter. The billionaire said in a Sunday post he wanted to change Twitter's logo and polled his millions of followers whether they would favor changing the site's color scheme from blue to black. Twitter logo and a photo of Elon Musk are displayed through magnifier in this illustration taken October 27, 2022. In April, Twitter's legacy blue bird logo was temporarily replaced by Dogecoin's Shiba Inu dog, helping drive a surge in the cryptocurrency's market value.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Dado Ruvic, adieu, Musk's, Dogecoin's Shiba, Mrinmay Dey, Rishabh, William Mallard, Jan Harvey, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Twitter Inc, Twitter, X Corp, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Why Tesla investors should care about Elon Musk's multiplying ventures
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk's multiple ventures and the relationships between them are facing increased scrutiny as the Tesla CEO continues to add more to his plate. Can you talk about how xAI might overlap, might perhaps compete with Tesla or in other ways perhaps it enhances the value of what Tesla does?" Musk previously enlisted Tesla, SpaceX and The Boring Co. employees to assist him with his Twitter takeover, as CNBC reported. At least one senior Tesla employee has jumped ship to Musk's X Corp., the parent company of Twitter. Among these, Tesla revealed that "Twitter is party to certain commercial and support agreements with Tesla.

Persons: Elon, William Stein, Musk, Google Bard, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Stein, Tesla, Charles Kuehmann, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, He's, funder, Batura Organizations: Google, Tesla, Apple, SpaceX, Securities and Exchange Commission, Twitter, Co, CNBC, X Corp Locations: Nevada

☆ Musk's Twitter sues four Texas entities for data scraping, seeks damages
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 13 (Reuters) - Twitter has filed a lawsuit against four unnamed entities in Texas for data scraping last week, a move that showed why the Elon Musk-owned social network recently placed daily limits on the number of tweets a user could read. The complaint by Musk's X Corp, which owns Twitter, alleged that the entities indulged in "unlawfully scraping data" and sought monetary relief of more than $1 million, the lawsuit said. Musk, meanwhile, reiterated the reason for data limits in a reply to a tweet that referenced the data-scraping lawsuit. The case is X Corp Vs John Does 1-4, in the district court of Dallas County, Texas, no. Reporting by Shubham Kalia and Juby Babu in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Arun KoyyurOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Elon, Musk, John, Shubham Kalia, Juby Babu, Savio D'Souza, Arun Koyyur Organizations: Twitter, Elon Musk, Musk's X Corp, Meta, X Corp, Thomson Locations: Texas, Dallas County , Texas, Bengaluru

☆ Elon Musk's Twitter files data-scraping lawsuit against unknown defendants
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's X Corp., the parent company of Twitter, filed a lawsuit against four unknown entities last week over data scraping on Twitter. Data scraping is when automated programs scour publicly accessible websites to collect data, which can later be used for a wide range of purposes, including training artificial intelligence large language models, targeting online advertisements and much more. The ruling reaffirmed the appeals court's decision, finding that scraping public data does not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. "Corp. has also limited access to Tweets for users who are not signed in to registered Twitter account." "By unlawfully scaping data, Defendants flagrantly ignore not only Corp.'s Terms of Service, but also the privacy preferences of Twitter users," the filing stated.

Persons: Elon Musk, Porte, Elon, — CNBC's Lora Kolodny Organizations: Twitter, Viva Technology, Porte de, Elon Musk's X Corp, X Corp, U.S, Ninth Circuit, LinkedIn, Corp, " Corp Locations: Paris, Texas, Dallas County , Texas, U.S

The complaint by Musk's X Corp, which owns Twitter, was filed on Wednesday in the California Superior Court in San Francisco. Musk accused Wachtell of exploiting Twitter by accepting, in the final days before the Oct. 27, 2022, buyout closed, huge "success" fees doled out by departing Twitter executives who were grateful that Musk would be forced to close. "Wachtell arranged to effectively line its pockets with funds from the company cash register while the keys were being handed over" to Musk, the complaint said. Musk wants to recoup "excess" fees that Wachtell charged under an agreement signed on the day of closing by one of its partners and Twitter's chief legal officer Vijaya Gadde. The case is X Corp v Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, California Superior Court, County of San Francisco, No.

Persons: Elon Musk, Wachtell, Lipton, Katz, Musk, Vijaya Gadde, Martha Lane Fox, Sean Edgett, Mark Zuckerberg's, Carl Icahn, Icahn, Jonathan Stempel, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Rosen, Twitter, Musk's X Corp, California Superior Court, Tesla Inc, SpaceX, Fox, CVR Energy, X Corp, Thomson Locations: California, San Francisco, Delaware, Katz , California, Court, County, New York

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