Disturbed’s David Draiman responds to Elon Musk’s X threat to sue Anti-Defamation League

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Disturbed‘s David Draiman has responded to Elon Musk‘s recent threat to sue the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for the alleged defamation of Twitter (now known as X).On September 4, Twitter CEO Musk posted a series of tweets claiming that the ADL were “falsely accusing it and me of being antisemitic”.

The ADL, a civil rights group that campaigns against anti-Semitism, were further accused by Musk of being “responsible for most of our revenue loss”.As a result, Musk wrote that he was filing a defamation lawsuit against the group.

Musk also added that “I’m pro free speech, but against anti-Semitism of any kind”.Since the acquisition, The @ADL has been trying to kill this platform by falsely accusing it & me of being anti-Semitic— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2023Based on what we’ve heard from advertisers, ADL seems to be responsible for most of our revenue loss.

Giving them maximum benefit of the doubt, I don’t see any scenario where they’re responsible for less than 10% of the value destruction, so ~$4 billion.Document discovery of…— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2023To clear our platform’s name on the matter of anti-Semitism, it looks like we have no choice but to file a defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League … oh the irony!— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2023To be super clear, I’m pro free speech, but against anti-Semitism of any kind— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2023On September 5, Draiman responded to Musk, calling for a “one on one to discuss the issues and clear the air”.