2023-11-30 06:12:35
A public verbal attack from X owner Elon Musk is causing a stir. He berates a lost advertiser on his platform.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk verbally attacked rogue advertisers on his online platform X during a public appearance. “If someone tries to blackmail me with ads? 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. A boycott by advertisers will kill X (formerly Twitter), he said.
When asked whether, as the richest person in the world, he would keep the platform afloat permanently, Musk seemed to indicate that he would accept X’s financial failure. The advertisers who pulled their ads would then have to explain themselves to the public, he said.
Major companies stopped on X
Several major companies stopped on A day later, hate speech researchers demonstrated in a report how from well-known brands on X was placed next to Nazi posts.
After weeks of controversy, Musk acknowledged for the first time that his “truth” post was a mistake and explained that his views had been misunderstood. He simply wanted to say to Jewish organizations that it was not wise 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 then repeatedly emphasized that he was not an anti-Semite. Musk was received in Israel on Monday. There he visited, among other things, a kibbutz that was attacked by the Islamist Hamas on October 7th with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Musk emphasized on Wednesday that the visit had nothing to do with the controversy surrounding his X contribution. (APA)
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