Law experts are accusing Elon Musk of “forum shopping” for moving legal disputes against X to conservative-leaning districts in Texas that may favor the company.
In the week since the 2024 general election, there has been a mass exodus from Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, as many users look for alternative places to post their thoughts and engage with others online.
For example, on Nov. 13, The Guardian published an article saying it would no longer post on X because of “far right conspiracy theories and racism.” On the same day, former CNN journalist Don Lemon posted on X that he was leaving the platform because he felt X was no longer a place for “honest debate and discussion.”
In his statement, Lemon claimed that X’s updated terms of service, which went into effect on Nov. 15, state that lawsuits against the company must now be filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of …