«Go to hell». Musk publicly lashes out at advertisers over 'killing Twitter'

November 30, 10:58 Share:

Elon Musk publicly cursed at advertisers (Photo: Screenshot from CNBC video)

Billionaire and owner of X ( Twitter) Elon Musk commented obscenely on the mass flight of advertisers from the platform associated with his anti-Semitic publications and the spread of pro-Nazi publications.

Live at CNBC's annual New York Times DealBook 2023 conference, interviewer Andrew Ross Sorkin asked Musk about big brands' refusal to advertise on his platform.. Musk responded by accusing brands of trying to blackmail him.. He also cursed at companies that refused to cooperate.

“If someone tries to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, then let them go to hell. They're coming. To hell. It's clear? I hope so,” he said.

The billionaire then also reached out to Disney CEO Bob Iger, whose company no longer advertises on X, saying, «Hey Bob!»

Musk also claimed that « This advertising boycott will kill the company». He threatened that all these events would « are documented in detail» and «the whole world will know that these advertisers killed the company.»

«I see people everywhere who care about looking good while doing evil. To hell with them,” Musk continued.

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Earlier, NV Techno wrote that the Media Matters organization released a report saying that advertising from Apple, IBM and other well-known brands is reflected in X ( Twitter) next to posts promoting Hitler and his Nazi Party. This, coupled with platform owner Elon Musk's controversial statements that led to him being accused of anti-Semitism, led to a massive withdrawal of brands from advertising on X.

The New York Times reported on November 24 that more than 200 major companies, notably Airbnb, Coca-Cola and Microsoft, have pulled out of advertising, which could result in a loss of $X 75 million in revenue.

American National Public Radio reported that the platform lost 50 of its top 100 advertisers after Musk acquired X.

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