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SHOCKING! Elon Musk uses expletives, calls advertisers shunning X blackmailers

30Nov

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SHOCKING! Elon Musk uses expletives, calls advertisers shunning X blackmailers

[ad_1] Elon Musk, speaking at the New York Times' DealBook Summit, gave a shocking declaration to advertisers that have stopped showing ads on X (formerly Twitter) and are leaving the platform, telling them to stop advertising and that they were blackmailing the X owner “with their money”. Musk's defiance also came without any restraints as he used expletives multiple times in the conversation telling brands responsible for boycotting the platform such as IBM, Disney, Comcast, and others to go away and that people will be the judge if X shuts down due to advertisers' money.As per a video by CNBC Television's YouTube channel which posted the entire exchange, the billionaire entrepreneur was asked by the interviewer Andrew Ross Sorkin, financial columnist at the New York Times about the r...

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[ad_1] The advertising woes for X (formerly Twitter) are growing by the day. Recently, the platform witnessed major companies pulling out of showing ads including Apple, IBM, and Comcast. Now, a new report claims that the Elon Musk-owned social media platform can lose as much as 75 million dollars by the end of 2023 due to the exodus of companies. It all started after some reports emerged claiming that Musk backed an antisemitic post on the platform last week. On X, Musk could be seen agreeing to a poster that said Jewish communities hate white communities. This has led several companies including Walt Disney and Warner Bros Discovery to pause their advertisements on the site formerly called Twitter. X faces advertising woesX has struck back and sued media watchdog group Media Matters, ...

In massive setback for Elon Musk’s X, Apple pulls ads over antisemitism controversy

[ad_1] X (formerly Twitter) has once again found itself in troubled waters courtesy its billionaire owner, Elon Musk. Ever since the Israel-Hamas conflict began, the social media platform has been filled with hate posts, propaganda, and misinformation. But recently, brands have pulled the plug on advertising on the platform citing antisemitism as a big reason. Recently, IBM, Disney, Warner Bros., Discovery, and EU pulled ads, and now Apple has joined the list as well, as per a report. Incidentally, the big chunk of the advertisers exiting came after company owner Elon Musk replied in support of a post accusing Jewish people of hating white people.According to a report by Axios, Apple decided to stop showing ads on the platform after Musk's endorsement of “antisemitic conspiracy theories...