“Go fuck yourself!”: Musk insults renegade X advertisers

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«What if someone tries to blackmail me with ads? Are you going to blackmail me with money? Go fuck yourself!” Musk complained on stage at a New York Times conference on Wednesday. He specifically mentioned Disney boss Bob Iger. He said a boycott by advertisers would kill X (formerly Twitter).

When asked if he would keep the platform afloat permanently as the world’s richest man, Musk appeared to indicate that he would accept X’s financial failure. Advertisers who pull their ads will then have to explain themselves to the public, he said.

Several major companies stopped advertising A day later, hate speech researchers showed in a report how ads from well-known brands on X were placed next to Nazi posts.

White House condemned Musk’s post

After weeks of controversy, Musk admitted for the first time that his “truth” post was a mistake and explained that his views had been misunderstood. He just wanted to tell Jewish organizations that it was unwise to support radical Islamists who wanted their destruction.

Musk’s X contribution was condemned by the White House, among others, and received approval in anti-Semitic circles. He later repeatedly emphasized that he was not an anti-Semite. Musk was received in Israel on Monday. There, among other things, he visited a kibbutz that had come under attack by the Islamist Hamas on October 7 with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Musk emphasized on Wednesday that the visit had nothing to do with discussions about contribution X.

(SDA)

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