Tech billionaire Elon Musk told the companies pulling advertisements from X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, to “go f— yourself” following the companies’ decision to nix ads from the platform after Musk appeared to endorse an antisemitic remark earlier this week.
Asked Wednesday in an interview at The New York Times Dealbook Summit if he does not want the companies to advertise, Musk responded, “Don’t advertise. If someone is going to try and blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f— yourself.”
Musk was responding to Disney CEO Bob Iger’s previous comments during the summit where he explained the company’s decision to slash advertisements from X.
“Go f— yourself, is that clear? Hey Bob, if you’re in the audience. That’s how I feel, don’t advertise,” Musk continued.
The comment prompted some laughs from the audience.
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk told the companies pulling advertisements from X, formerly Twitter, to “go f— yourself” following the companies’ decision to nix ads from the platform after Musk appeared to endorse an antisemitic remark earlier this week https://t.co/a9H001uUUs pic.twitter.com/52FFEkkSPJ
— The Hill (@thehill) November 30, 2023
something's badly wrong with him https://t.co/iOakwggZ8K
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) November 29, 2023
Working for @elonmusk seems to rival seeking the approval of Donald Trump as an exercise in extended self-humiliation. Yaccarino and Kevin McCarthy would probably have a great deal to talk about. https://t.co/P1kIjeQes0
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) November 30, 2023
Imagine being X's marketing director, just sitting there in the audience thinking about how much you're going to have to drink to temporarily forget about *this* one when you get home tonight. https://t.co/eCXn17ZQhG
— Jeff Blehar is *BOX OFFICE POISON* (@EsotericCD) November 30, 2023
Today @elonmusk gave a wide ranging and candid interview at @dealbook 2023. He also offered an apology, an explanation and an explicit point of view about our position. X is enabling an information independence that's uncomfortable for some people. We're a platform that allows… https://t.co/PSmSKRkJSq
— Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) November 30, 2023
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