X Corp., the parent company of Twitter, has filed a lawsuit against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate after the organization published research documenting a rise in hate speech on the platform. X alleges that CCDH violated its terms of service by illegally obtaining data used in its research. The company blames CCDH for driving away advertisers, seeks damages for lost ad revenue, and wants a court order to prevent CCDH and unnamed partners from accessing licensed material provided by X. The lawsuit was filed shortly after CCDH released a report criticizing X for failing to address hate speech on its platform and alleged that X and advertisers were responsible for the increase in hate speech. X argues that CCDH engaged in unlawful acts to acquire data, though CCDH denies any wrongdoing and denies receiving funding from X's competitors or government entities.