X (Twitter)

Before Elon Musk bought Twitter and took the company private in October 2022, Twitter had a lengthy history of discrimination against conservative, religious viewpoints and consistently opposed free speech. This included de-platforming former President Donald Trump, Jordan Peterson, the Babylon Bee, and many others. Twitter's Legal, Public Policy & Trust, & Safety Lead, Vijaya Gadde, denounced various states’ legislative efforts to protect election integrity and security. Twitter opposed legislation in Iowa intended to protect parental rights, girls’ sports, bathroom facilities, and gendered spaces. Twitter signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act, a controversial bill. However, X is no longer part of this coalition. Twitter pledged over $100 million to Black Lives Matter movement and related causes in 2020, fulfilling some of these grants in 2021; but it is unclear if X has made similar contributions in line with this pledge. X has not deplatformed users due to views or beliefs. According to X Chairman Elon Musk, "Twitter was acquired by X Corp both to ensure freedom of speech and as an accelerant for X, the everything app. This is not simply a company renaming itself, but doing the same thing." Musk has said X's new policy is "freedom of speech not freedom of reach." X received a score of -25 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), demonstrating its independence from this stakeholder activist group's ideological initiatives. Twitter terminated its PAC in 2020, and X has not used its lobbying for ideological purposes. Because of the current state of X, the company is considered low risk.