Elon Musk, the billionaire proprietor of X, stated the choice by some main advertisers to distance themselves from the social media platform (previously often called Twitter) might “kill the corporate.”
“And the entire world will know that these advertisers killed the corporate,” Musk stated whereas showing Wednesday at The New York Times’ Dealbook Summit, the place he was interviewed by Occasions reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin.
Musk additionally issued a defiant response to Disney CEO Bob Iger, who had appeared on the convention earlier within the day and spoke about his choice to halt promoting on X after Musk supported an antisemitic touch upon the platform. Iger stated that Disney “felt that the affiliation was not essentially a optimistic one for us.”
Musk responded, “Go f— your self, is that clear? I hope it’s. Hey Bob, if you happen to’re within the viewers. That is how I really feel. Do not promote.”
The promoting backlash occurred earlier this month after Musk tweeted {that a} submit on X that claimed Jews fomented hatred in opposition to White folks, echoing antisemitic stereotypes, was “the precise reality.”
Disney, Apple, Coca Cola and different corporations removed paid ads from the platform within the following days, which might deprive X of as much as $75 million in income, based on a New York Occasions report.
Nonetheless, Musk stated Wednesday his help of the antisemitic submit was “probably the most silly” he’d ever posted on X.
“I’m fairly sorry,” he stated, including “I ought to on reflection not have replied to that individual submit.”
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