Speaking to CNBC this Wednesday (29), Elon Musk stated that advertisers should stop advertising on X (formerly Twitter). As he continued, he repeated a zero twice “Go fuck yourself.”.
His speeches come after a threat to boycott his social network following reports of anti-Semitic and racist speeches about two weeks ago. Musk denied the allegations. The tweet that started the discussion reads:
“Jewish communities have promoted exactly the kind of dialectical hatred of white people that they claim they want people to stop using against them. I am not at all interested in paying any attention now to the fact that the Western Jewish population has come to the disturbing realization that those hordes of minorities who support the flooding of their country do not like them very much.”wrote one Twitter user.
“You told the truth”said Elon Musk
You said the real truth
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 15, 2023
Companies threaten to boycott Twitter and Elon Musk responds with insults
Elon Musk bought Twitter about a year ago for about $44 billion. Even before this controversy, one of the billionaire’s biggest challenges has always been his relationship with advertisers.
One of the solutions he found was hiring people Linda Yaccarino as CEO of the company. After all, she has been director of advertising sales for fifteen years Turner Entertainmenta subsidiary of Warner Bros, with the perfect resume for the position.
However, Yaccarino will have an exhausting day this Wednesday after Elon Musk cursed Twitter advertisers and stated that he does not want these companies to continue advertising on his social network.
“How was this trip? [para Israel]?”asked Andrew Sorkin. “There was a public perception that this was like an apology. There was all the criticism, companies left [de anunciar]…”
“I hope they stop [de anunciar]”Musk replied. “Don’t advertise.”
“Are they trying to blackmail me with ads? Blackmail me with money? They’re going to fuck off. They’re going to fuck off. It was clear?”
The billionaire said this afterwards “This advertising boycott will kill the company” is that “The whole world will know that these companies have killed [o Twitter]”. Musk also says in the excerpt “Hello Bob”referring to Disney CEO Bob Iger, who believes he is watching the conversation personally.
Early in the morning, Linda Yaccarino tried to lighten the situation, noting that Musk was sincere in his words and that Twitter is focused on freedom of expression.
“OX enables an independence of information that is uncomfortable for some people. We are a platform that allows people to make their own decisions”said Yaccarino. “Here’s my perspective when it comes to advertising: X is at a unique and surprising intersection between free speech and Main Street – and the To our partners who believe in our meaningful work: thank you.”
Today @Elon Musk gave a wide-ranging and candid interview @dealbook 2023. He also offered an apology, an explanation and an explicit position on our position. X enables an information independence that is uncomfortable for some people. We are a platform that… https://t.co/PSmSKRkJSq
— Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) November 30, 2023
Elon Musk and Bitcoin
Despite not discussing cryptocurrencies in his conversation with CNBC, Elon Musk has one of the largest positions in Bitcoin in the world. Tesla, one of the most important companies, has 9,720 bitcoins in cash, equivalent to R$1.8 billion in direct conversion.
In the past, the billionaire even used a secret Twitter account to talk about cryptocurrencies. In addition to mocking Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX who has been convicted of several crimes, he also interacted with Michael Saylor, a major investor and defender of Bitcoin.
Given his speeches on freedom of speech and Twitter’s transformation into a major debate square, many Bitcoin investors eventually adopted Musk’s X as their main social network.
Source: Live Coins
Barry Siefert is an accomplished journalist and author at The Nation View. He is known for his expertise in the field of cryptocurrency, and has written extensively on the topic. With a background in finance and economics, Barry has a deep understanding of the underlying technology and market forces that drive the crypto industry.
