Just hours after he lost a major advertiser on X for expressing support for anti-Semitic rhetoric, Musk While peddling paid subscription services for social media, he criticized these departing companies as the “biggest oppressors” of free speech.
major advertisers on It’s the “truth.” The platform includes Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate, Apple and IBM.
However, Musk took to X on Friday night to encourage users to sign up for the platform’s paid subscription service, which will prevent ads from appearing in timelines.
“Premium+ also has no ads on your timeline,” Musk wrote.
The billionaire owner of X continued: “Many of the biggest advertisers are the biggest oppressors of the right to free speech.”
Shortly after the massive loss of advertisers, Musk posted on X that terms such as “decolonization” and “from rivers to oceans” and “suggesting genocide” violated the platform’s terms of service and would result in the platform’s suspension.
The message was later retweeted by the Anti-Defamation League’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt His message of support for Musk came at an odd time.
“This is an important and welcome step by @elonmusk. I appreciate this leadership in fighting hate,” Greenblatt wrote on
Musk being threatened The ADL was sued just two months ago, blaming the organization for a severe drop in advertising revenue that is sure to only get worse after today.
On Thursday, Media Matters for America published a Report It finds ads from companies like IBM, Apple, Oracle and Xfinity as well as harmful content on X.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino tried to quell concerns in a message Thursday, saying “X’s view has been very clear that discrimination should stop across the board for everyone — something I think we can and should agree on thing.”
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