Since Elon Musk's acquisition of social media giant Twitter, now named X, one organization has waged war on the platform: The Anti-Defamation League

From the beginning of the transition, the far-left group, which promotes itself as a fighter of anti-semitism and white supremacy, has demanded to have an outside role in how X functions. Claims of increased "hate speech" have been the primary weapon used against Musk and his company, though there's very little tangible evidence to support that position. Still, advertisers have folded under the ADL's pressure campaign.

According to a new disclosure from Musk, US advertising revenue is down 60 percent since he bought the company.

Our US 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!

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2023

Despite all the damage done, the ADL and its CEO Jonathan Greenblatt continues to respond with abject arrogance. 

I had a very frank + productive conversation with @LindayaX yesterday about @X, what works and what doesn't, and where it needs to go to address hate effectively on the platform. I appreciated her reaching out and I'm hopeful the service will improve. @ADL will be vigilant and…

— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) August 30, 2023

Greenblatt speaks like he's a school principal disciplining a student. Who appointed him master of the universe, whereby he gets to have "frank" discussions with a private company about how it does business? To weaponize ad revenue against X based on nothing but his petty, partisan vendetta is gross. It's exactly the kind of left-wing bullying that has become all too common. 

Still, Musk bears some responsibility for appointing a CEO in Linda Yaccarino, who appears to be more than willing to bend the knee to the ADL's attempts at corporate blackmail. When Twitter was owned by a board of far-left individuals, Greenblatt never had any complaints about the multitude of disgusting content on the site. In the end, the ADL's war against X really comes down to who gets to be the gatekeeper. Greenblatt and his left-wing allies do not want conservatives to be able to speak freely. That's what this is really about, not fighting actual anti-semitism, which existed on the site prior. 

Remember, this is the same organization that hyped up a fake white supremacist "day of hate" in February. Greenblatt then took to Twitter to declare victory over something that never even existed. It's also the same organization that changed the definition of racism to only apply to "people of color," expressly legitimizing racism against white individuals. That's the kind of grift the ADL has become known for, and its website is littered with further examples. 

Perhaps Musk has reached the end of his rope, though. He's now teasing the possibility of a defamation lawsuit. 

If this continues, we will have no choice but to file a defamation suit against, ironically, the “Anti-Defamation” League.

If they lose the defamation suit, we will insist that they drop the the “anti” part of their name, since obviously … 😂

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2023

If Musk is joking, he really shouldn't be. The ADL has cost his company untold amounts of advertising revenue by spreading vague, unproven accusations that X spreads hateful conduct. Instead of giving in to Greenblatt, Musk should take serious action, up to and including legal action. To not do so would just embolden the left to keep bullying companies into submission. Nothing will ever be enough for the ADL because its purpose is to shut down free speech. Nothing more.