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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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Dagens Nyheter.

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Musk varnar annonsörer för att ”utpressa”

Teslas vd och X-ägaren Elon Musk ber om ursäkt för ett inlägg som uppmuntrade en antisemitisk konspirationsteori.

1 year ago·Stockholm, Sweden

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The Independent

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

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

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Al Jazeera

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Musk’s crude message to advertisers

X Owner Elon Musk had a crude message for companies pulling advertising from the platform

1 year ago·Qatar

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The Dallas Express News

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Musk Apologizes for Perceived Antisemitism

Elon Musk has publicly apologized after creating a firestorm of controversy by indicating he agreed with a tweet that accused Jewish communities of hating white people. Replying to a November 15 post that accused Jewish communities of “pushing … dialectical hatred against whites,” Musk wrote, “You have said the actual truth.” The backlash he received in response included advertiser boycotts of his massive social media platform X, formerly known …

1 year ago

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Straight Arrow News

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Zeihan: Why I'm done with Twitter (X) ... and Elon Musk

X, formerly Twitter, has lost half its value since Elon Musk's acquisition. The social media platform has witnessed a mass exodus of major advertisers and a substantial departure of users, including numerous celebrities. The mass exit can partially be attributed to the changes implemented by Musk, which some argue have worsened the spread of misinformation.Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan explains why he loved old Twitter, why he's (…

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New Statesman

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Elon Musk has more ego than sense

If there’s one thing we’ve learned from Elon Musk’s career, it’s that no amount of damage to his companies or his net worth will deter him from an ego trip. This has never been more obvious than in the past year, since he took over Twitter and promptly enacted a litany of decisions designed to make him look cool, at any cost: rebranding the platform as “X”, removing verification from his biggest critics and letting hate speech and previously ban…

1 year ago

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