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X Corp. v. Bright Data Ltd.

  1. April 21, 2025

    X Loses Bid To Toss Data Scraper's Antitrust Counterclaims

    A California federal judge has largely denied X Corp.'s bid to toss antitrust counterclaims data scraping firm Bright Data Ltd. lodged against the social media platform company, allowing Bright Data to proceed in accusing X of thwarting competition and monopolizing the United States' "public-square data" market.

  2. March 27, 2025

    X Says It Doesn't Owe Rivals 'Free Ride' In Data Scraping Row

    X Corp. urged a California federal judge on Thursday to dismiss antitrust counterclaims brought by data-scraping firm Bright Data Ltd. alleging the social media giant improperly imposes unfavorable contract terms to block competitors from taking its data, arguing it doesn't have to let rivals "free ride" on its platform.

  3. November 26, 2024

    X Partially Revives Lawsuit Against Israeli Data Scraping Firm

    X Corp. partially revived its lawsuit Tuesday against Israeli data scraping firm Bright Data after a California federal judge allowed the social media company to amend some of its claims and add new ones, finding X now plausibly alleges the defendant's "sophisticated efforts" to access the platform caused harm.

  4. July 15, 2024

    Quinn Emanuel Barred From Repping X In Scraping Case

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP can no longer represent social media giant X Corp. in the company's lawsuit against Bright Data Ltd., with a California federal judge finding the law firm violated its duty of loyalty to Bright Data after previously representing it in a "substantially related" case.

  5. July 01, 2024

    Atty Warned Not To 'Gamble' In Bid To DQ Quinn Emanuel

    A California federal judge considering Bright Data's bid to disqualify Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP from representing X Corp. in the social media company's data scraping lawsuit suggested Monday that Bright Data's Proskauer Rose LLP counsel is "gambling" by withholding a document from the judge.

  6. June 11, 2024

    Quinn Emanuel Swapped Sides For X Suit, Data Co. Says

    Israeli data collector Bright Data Ltd. asked a California federal judge on Tuesday to disqualify law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP from representing social media company X Corp., which is suing Bright Data over its data-scraping practices, accusing the firm, which was once contracted by the data company for advice in a similar matter, of switching sides.

  7. May 10, 2024

    X Corp.'s Data Scraping Suit Stymied By Copyright Act

    A California federal judge has dismissed X Corp.'s suit accusing an Israeli company of mining and selling user data culled from its platform, noting that X's claims would allow it to block others from distributing publicly available user content and are preempted by the Copyright Act.

  8. January 10, 2024

    'You Don't Own The Internet': X Corp. Gets Earful From Judge

    A California federal judge considering a motion to ax most of X Corp.'s lawsuit against an Israeli data collector for scraping and selling user information opened a hearing Wednesday by lambasting the social media platform, saying "you don't own the internet" and complaining, "I don't know what your theory is."

  9. July 26, 2023

    X Corp. Sues Israeli Data Co. Over Scraping Practices

    X Corp., the company behind the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, urged a California federal court Wednesday to stop Israeli data collector Bright Data Ltd. from scraping and selling millions of user records in violation of X's terms of use. 

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