American businessman Elon Musk, owner of the social network X, rudely commented on companies that refuse to advertise on the platform following his anti-Semitic statements.
According to Ukrinform, this situation was reported by The New York Times.
Notably, at the DealBook Summit in New York on Wednesday, Musk apologized for a post in which he promoted an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory but said advertisers were trying to “blackmail” him. His message to these brands was simple: “Don’t advertise,” he repeatedly used profanities about advertisers.
Musk acknowledged that
The billionaire added that in retrospect he should not have responded to the post in question and “should have written in more detail what I meant.”
“I gave a loaded gun to those who hated me and were anti-Semitic, and for that I am deeply sorry,” the billionaire added.
As Ukrinform reported, many major American companies, especially Apple and Disney, announced that they were stopping their advertising on the X platform (formerly Twitter) after the company’s owner Elon Musk promoted an anti-Semitic post on Facebook. social network.
Therefore, the company owned by Musk could lose up to $75 million in advertising revenue by the end of the year.
Following accusations of anti-Semitism, Musk took a trip to Israel, where he met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
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