Coverage dated November 29, 2023

'Go F--- yourself:' Musk uses expletive to say he doesn't care about fleeing advertisers

Headline from Fox7 Austin

Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in “blackmail" and, using a profanity, essentially told them to go away.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn't care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic

  2. Fox7 Austin

    'Go F--- yourself:' Musk uses expletive to say he doesn't care about fleeing advertisers (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in “blackmail" and, using a profanity, essentially told them to go away.

  3. Triblive

    Elon Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn't care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech (opens Triblive)

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    NEW YORK — Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in “blackmail” and, using a profanity, essentially told them to go away. “Don’t advertise,” Musk said.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Musk uses expletive to slam advertisers that fled X over hate speech (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW YORK >> Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in “blackmail” and, using a profanity, essentially told them to go away.

  5. Washington Times

    Elon Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn’t care about advertisers that fled X (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in “blackmail” and, using a profanity, essentially told them to go away.

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