2023-11-30 18:47:15
Elon Musk attacked advertisers who abandon his platform due to growing anti-Semitism on brands appear next to extremist publications.
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During an interview at the DealBook conference in the United States, the owner of the social network formerly known as Twitter publicly insulted the companies that decided to stop advertising on the platform and pointed them out as guilty in the event of an eventual fall of the social network.
In addition, he referred to the attitude of the companies that abandoned the application as an “advertising boycott” and although he recognized his mistakes in the management of his company, he was also defiant towards the companies that advertise in it. “I hope they don’t do it anymore. Don’t advertise anymore,” he stated while smiling on stage. Credit. DealBook
“If someone is going to try to extort me with advertising, extort money from me, go to hell. Is it clear? I hope he is,” Musk said, visibly uncomfortable and in the middle of a silent auditorium. “Hello, Bob (Iger), if you’re in the audience,” the executive joked in reference to the CEO of Disney, another company that also stopped its investment. in X.
The owner of the social network also told journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin that he believes that the result of these actions will be the fall of It will be because of this sabotage,” said Musk, who also assured that “the world” will have an answer for these companies after the hypothetical disappearance of the application.
The businessman also took the time to reflect on the fact that led companies to stop investing in the application: the response with the phrase “you are right” to an anti-Semitic publication on the social network more than two weeks ago, in mid-November 2023.
“In retrospect, I should not have responded to that person,” the executive said. However, he also assured that the media is partly to blame for not giving equal importance to his clarification before apologizing. “I gave a weapon to those who hate me and possibly also to anti-Semites. “I am very sorry, that was not my intention,” he assured.
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