Published 8 months ago

Elon Musk to advertisers who are trying to ‘blackmail’ him: ‘Go f--- yourself’

Elon Musk used profanity in an interview to express his disdain for advertisers and blackmail attempts.
Musk apologized for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory and acknowledged the damage caused by the advertising boycott on the company.
Due to reduced content moderation and concerns about policies, major US companies, including Disney and Warner Bros, suspended their ads on Musk's platform. The platform's ad revenue has drastically declined since Musk's takeover.

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BBC News

Elon Musk launches profane attack on X advertisers

The billionaire accuses firms of trying to blackmail him with ad dollars, claiming they will kill X.

8 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Elon Musk hurls defiant, profanity-laced retort at fleeing advertisers

At New York event Wednesday, X owner had choice words for Walt Disney and others who pulled ads over antisemitic content

8 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn't care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech

Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in "blackmail" and, using a profanity, essentially told them to go away.

8 months ago·Canada

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The Independent

Musk says antisemitic tweet was ‘foolish’ – but blames media for angry reaction

The world’s richest man says he had ‘no problem being hated’

8 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

"Go F*** Yourself": Elon Musk Slams Advertisers Over Anti-Semitic Charge

Billionaire Elon Musk told advertisers that have fled his social media platform X over antisemitic content to "go f*** yourself" in a fiery Wednesday interview. His profanity-laced remarks followed a moment of contrition in a New York Times DealBook Summit interview, as he first said "I'm sorry" for a tweet that agreed with an anti-Jewish post on X on Nov. 15. Musk has faced a torrent of criticism since he on Nov. 15 agreed with a user who false…

8 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn't care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech

Billionaire Elon Musk has said advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in “blackmail.” Using a

8 months ago·United States

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