Elon Musk's controversial remarks during the 2023 DealBook Summit in New York, where he lashed out at advertisers fleeing his social media platform X, have sparked a heated debate. Musk accused companies of 'blackmail' for withdrawing their ads and used profanity, telling them to 'go f**k yourself.' The tirade has led to more brands, including Walmart, pulling their advertising from X, with analysts predicting further exodus from the platform.
Elon Musk Just Accused Advertisers of Blackmailing Him. Then He Told Them How He Really Feels. @jasonaten https://t.co/GhhX9izCL3
Elon Musk’s X is especially vulnerable to an ad boycott: The perils of telling advertisers to clear off https://t.co/leSF1OvpSV
Musk told advertisers fleeing X to "go f..k yourself." He may have also given himself the same message. Advertisers are “not coming back” to X, said Lou Paskalis, the founder and chief executive of AJL Advisory. “There is no advertising value that would offset the reputational… https://t.co/YT0aog93av https://t.co/w4Etyloi0k
Elon Musk REBELS To Advertisers Boycotting X https://t.co/4q6AIfPMfD
In a rambling interview at the ‘New York Times’ DealBook Summit, Elon Musk suggested advertisers fleeing X were blackmailing him and could kill the platform. https://t.co/LVGoykFV7y
Spoke at the DealBook Summit last week. Yes, the one where Elon Musk said: “Blackmail me with money? Go f*ck yourself.” Musk is telling the world loud and clear: This is a business run for reasons other than money. https://t.co/3N7FvhUESH
Spoke at the DealBook Summit last week. Yes, the one where Elon Musk said: “Blackmail me with money? Go f*ck yourself.” Such a disturbing moment. Musk is telling the world loud and clear: This is a business run for reasons other than money. https://t.co/PcgJB2uJGb
Elon Musk during the 2023 DealBook Summit in New York on Wednesday: "If somebody's gonna try to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f**k yourself." https://t.co/erNEqbvTya
Walmart the Latest Firm to Announce Pulling Ads From X https://t.co/blf3LxCN58
Walmart has joined the growing list of companies suspending their ads on X. https://t.co/vT0MUpgQ7B
They got the message Elon! Walmart is latest big company to boycott X amid hate speech fears - just days after Tesla boss told advertisers to 'go f**k yourselves' https://t.co/RMxBXs7eJ6 https://t.co/i2ULRzGKbt
Walmart joins the growing list of major companies to suspend advertising on Elon Musk's X https://t.co/J6lQf2Qsox
Walmart says it’s stopped advertising on Elon Musk’s X, joining the parade of major marketers that have left the social-media platform in recent weeks https://t.co/qGeUj2nMFI
Walmart joins woke corporate ad boycott of X https://t.co/1Mrr47UBjh
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X https://t.co/S6ug0Obwf2 https://t.co/PvYwE6lbkT
Just In: Walmart has announced that they will no longer be posting ads on X. In a statement they said “We aren’t advertising on X as we’ve found other platforms to better reach our customers.” I guess they don’t want to be a part of the biggest platform on the planet with… https://t.co/iMbjqMIr74 https://t.co/SAxPVxuIdX
Linda Yaccarino backs Musk's "Go f—k yourself" message to advertisers. https://t.co/XieureOvfW
Walmart latest big advertiser to pull out of Musk’s X amid widening concerns over hate speech, reach https://t.co/7UJ5YP2sHa
Walmart latest big advertiser to pull out of Musk’s X amid widening concerns over hate speech, reach https://t.co/g1Elsaz9nm
Walmart joins a list of companies nixing ads on Musk’s X https://t.co/OSpMBVNGBK https://t.co/1iZ27tFgdO
Walmart Becomes Latest Big Company to Announce They Will No Longer Advertise on X https://t.co/BTXnVpXf94
Walmart Pulls X Ads After Musk’s Expletive-Laden Comments Against Advertisers https://t.co/2j2HaX4hu5
Walmart says it’s no longer advertising on X https://t.co/wBUaMO5vt5 https://t.co/FnZT7izdB7
BREAKING: Walmart joins woke corporate ad boycott of X https://t.co/Z5OAk7n30M
Walmart is the latest company to join the glowing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Musk's beleaguered social media company, amid concerns about hate speech — as well as reaching a sizeable audience on the platform. https://t.co/U2CINWhQES
Walmart is the Latest Company to Cease Advertising on Elon Musk’s X Platform via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/BtModC2LBz
Musk's comments at the DealBook Summit Wednesday: “If somebody’s going to try to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f--- yourself. Go. F---. Yourself. Is that clear?” https://t.co/itpyzFIc4Z
BREAKING: Walmart joins woke corporate ad boycott of X https://t.co/GFjivlI1Io https://t.co/GFjivlI1Io
JUST IN: Walmart suspends all advertising on X.
Walmart Pulls X Ads After Musk’s Expletive-Laden Comments Against Advertisers https://t.co/jREMlbXTkb https://t.co/kngVtwYiSQ
Walmart has stopped all of their ads on the platform https://t.co/tFqnUKhNwt
NEWS: Walmart (WMT.N) said on Friday it is not advertising on social media platform X, one of the latest brands to say it has dropped the Elon Musk-owned site. "We aren't advertising on X as we've found other platforms to better reach our customers," a Walmart spokesperson said. https://t.co/VbOycu4GgS
Walmart has stopped advertising on X, with their spokesperson noting: "We aren't advertising on X as we've found other platforms to better reach our customers." Brands like Apple, Disney & Warner Bros Discovery also dropped out. But here's what I don't get: If this was… https://t.co/fLBMsKJmrV https://t.co/xs0HaWXl3c
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X. "We aren't advertising on X as we've found other platforms to better reach our customers," a Walmart spokesperson told Reuters. https://t.co/WwhvduKBEq
Walmart is now stopping ads on X. We already shouldn't be shopping there, but now is a perfect time to boycott them. They don't like the idea of you having a voice, so hurt their bottom line. It's the ONLY solution. https://t.co/RuAMbEFYeX
Just In: Walmart has announced that they will no longer be posting ads on X. In a statement they said “We aren’t advertising on X as we’ve found other platforms to better reach our customers.” I guess they don’t want to be a part of the biggest platform on the planet with… https://t.co/On5jw1yA58
Walmart, $WMT, has stopped advertising on X
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X https://t.co/WZnNoAB7nX
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X https://t.co/Y7baDJOBx0 https://t.co/SQOfKZEHGs
Walmart becomes latest firm to pull advertising on Elon Musk’s X https://t.co/JWjR4fYmY3 https://t.co/Thym4YJeD0
Walmart joins exodus of advertisers from Musk’s X https://t.co/qhwAVrxhF9
Walmart has stopped advertising on the social media platform X, the latest major company to do so https://t.co/mdyibm3vG8
Walmart has stopped advertising on the social media platform X, the latest major company to do so https://t.co/uPf69lwVCo
⚠️ WALMART SAYS IT IS NOT ADVERTISING ON SOCIAL PLATFORM X Walmart said on Friday it is not advertising on social media platform X, the latest brand to say it has dropped the Elon Musk-owned site. https://t.co/pVqFqs0WDE
⚠️ WALMART SAYS IT IS NOT ADVERTISING ON SOCIAL PLATFORM X Full Story → https://t.co/Kcrh9dnZ1I Walmart said on Friday it is not advertising on social media platform X, the latest brand to say it has dropped the Elon Musk-owned site. https://t.co/hmCdwcgKul
One thing I haven’t seen anyone touch on yet re: Musk’s interview with @andrewrsorkin is that Musk accused advertisers of blackmailing him by suspending $$. That … isn’t blackmail. Companies are free to spend their ad $$ on whatever they want.
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman defends Elon Musk after he told Bob Iger to "go f--- yourself." “Musk is a free speech absolutist which I respect. I think he is entirely correct that he and X are treated unfairly and inconsistently by advertisers.” https://t.co/IApicS4VoE
Read Linda Yaccarino’s memo to X staff after Elon Musk’s interview where he told advertisers ‘go f–k yourself’ https://t.co/I37M3K29xJ https://t.co/CmY5ASXbVq
🔸X ramps up new advertising strategy following Elon Musk’s tirade Social media site accelerates plan to attract small businesses as billionaire owner battles big brands X is racing to attract smaller and medium-sized businesses to prop up its flailing advertising business,…
X ramps up new advertising strategy following Elon Musk’s tirade https://t.co/PXruzBa7iR
After Musk tirade, X faces prospect of more advertisers fleeing https://t.co/LYhjmacwaW
Elon Musk to Advertisers Leaving Twitter: 'Go F--- Yourself' https://t.co/WCf3PFeUrk
"If someone’s going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go fuck yourself." - Elon Musk This definitely extends to corporations and governments at an individual level. I know many people who have opinions and valid points on a lot of social and… https://t.co/PcZe3XKWRh
X CEO Linda Yaccarino addresses Musk's 'go f--- yourself' comment to advertisers https://t.co/XKOBaJK4Xh
After Musk tirade, X faces prospect of more advertisers fleeing https://t.co/qxsxPaAZvX https://t.co/FP7qDb7XtG
Elon Musk comes down heavily on fleeing advertisers, resorts to profanity in his defiance #X https://t.co/cVzJcdQOt9
After Musk tirade, X faces prospect of more advertisers fleeing https://t.co/cpthvaEgyZ https://t.co/tG8GnkHNmL
Twitter owner Elon Musk tells departing advertisers to 'Go f*** yourself' in baffling on-stage interview: 'This advertising boycott is going to kill the company… Let's see how Earth responds to that'. https://t.co/v5SUIknLLJ
Musk tells advertisers who’ve pulled ads from X to f*ck themselves https://t.co/LlhbGur9vb https://t.co/Z521HL9V5q
Social media company X faces the prospect of more advertisers fleeing and has no clear fix in sight, ad industry experts said, after billionaire owner Elon Musk lashed out at some of the biggest brands for dropping the platform. More here: https://t.co/IyUjkPaalw
Elon Musk doesn’t seem to understand what ‘blackmail’ means. @jonathanchait writes on Musk's recent claims of "blackmail" by the advertisers shunning X. https://t.co/iLIbRvn3i0
MORE BRANDS WILL FLEE X AFTER MUSK TIRADE (Reuters) More advertisers are likely to flee Elon Musk's social media platform X after the billionaire lashed out at some of the biggest names in the media industry at a New York Times DealBook event for dropping out of the platform. https://t.co/ZJ4TNpbfZe
Elon Musk To Advertisers: "Go Fuck Yourselves" https://t.co/nD5ZDv9u9J https://t.co/HjZehLD3P2
Elon Musks tells advertisers to “go fuck themselves” https://t.co/5qZs5g3HgF https://t.co/aQW9X5USga
X CEO Linda Yaccarino addresses Musk's 'go f--- yourself' comment to advertisers https://t.co/XKOBaJK4Xh
Elon Musk apologizes for controversial post, tells censorious advertisers to ‘go f— yourself’ in fiery interview https://t.co/XCNagIICAf
X CEO Linda Yaccarino addresses Musk telling advertisers to "go f– yourself" https://t.co/7ACxLlZtg4 https://t.co/pmGdm0kQZm
Elon Musk to advertisers trying to ‘blackmail’ X — ‘Go fuck yourself’ https://t.co/BKVlNZ8zPz
Elon Musk responds to companies that have paused advertising on Twitter: “go fuck yourselves” https://t.co/A7BiIo1TOS
🔻🔻🔻 Linda Yaccarino Defends Elon Musk’s ‘F–k You’ to Advertisers as ‘Candid’ The X CEO stood behind the billionaire after he verbally flipped off major advertisers that fled amid worries about brand safety. https://t.co/MP7yeVWY16
It looks like big advertisers are leaving X (formerly Twitter) for good and its owner Elon Musk couldn’t care less. In the packed Dealbook conference in New York on Wednesday, he bluntly told them to shove it. https://t.co/gE5uOUpbea
X CEO Linda Yaccarino publicly backs Musk after he says 'f*ck yourself' to advertisers https://t.co/73vGnBHd4I by @sarahpereztc
“You’re going to blackmail me with money? Go fuck yourself. Don’t advertise.” - Elon Musk.
X CEO backs Elon Musk after ‘go f–k yourself’ tirade against advertisers https://t.co/w93ic7OOVW https://t.co/9s9im3MbEp
Elon Musk Says “Go F*** Yourself” To Those Blackmailing Him Over Money & Ads! My Reaction. Going LIVE in TWO MINUTES on https://t.co/tHxL3cUswv & https://t.co/C5pJmjGy5D https://t.co/zYUzDBTE3u
Elon Musk To Advertisers: "Go Fuck Yourselves" https://t.co/nD5ZDv9u9J https://t.co/8vJQOYaOwy
X CEO Linda Yaccarino addresses Musk telling advertisers to "go f– yourself" https://t.co/vqyTs5RpIR https://t.co/h5TqCzAgVc
Elon Musk to boycotting corporate advertisers: “Go F*ck Yourself!” That corporate "journalists" were shocked and horrified by this defiance of establishment power so perfectly encapsulates the fraud at the center of their increasingly irrelevant industry: @GGreenwald: "If… https://t.co/7y0SU077UK https://t.co/nNAC2tElWz
Elon Musk uses F-word to say he doesn't care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech. https://t.co/PBOaiysvJ2 Click the image to read more:
Elon Musk, owner of X, formerly Twitter, described firms who don’t buy his ads as blackmailing him. “If somebody’s going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go fuck yourself.” That is not blackmail. https://t.co/0vZ5NQRiyi
Elon Musk to boycotting corporate advertisers: “Go F*ck Yourself!” That corporate "journalists" were shocked and horrified by this defiance of establishment power so perfectly encapsulates the fraud at the center of their increasingly irrelevant industry: @GGreenwald: "If… https://t.co/Aals7xSsXD https://t.co/3T5rUPLzfD
WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE Billionaire Elon Musk cursed at advertisers that have fled his social media platform X over antisemitic content in a fiery new interview https://t.co/tJSTQjtFLu https://t.co/97P1MyOEic
Twitter owner Elon Musk tells departing advertisers to 'Go f*** yourself' in baffling on-stage interview: 'This advertising boycott is going to kill the company… Let's see how Earth responds to that'. https://t.co/WLWeH8VtCx
X CEO Linda Yaccarino doubles down on Elon Musk's 'go f**k yourselves' message to advertisers who have pulled their money over hate speech fears https://t.co/JuqEavAC0P https://t.co/LM3BnpCyzl
X CEO Linda Yaccarino doubles down on Elon Musk's 'go f**k yourselves' message to advertisers who have pulled their money over hate speech fears https://t.co/vsf835fbzo https://t.co/u6KY6uAchs
Though Elon Musk apologized for endorsing an antisemitic post, he accused companies of “blackmail” for withdrawing their ads from X, in a DealBook Summit interview. "I think it's a real weakness to want to be liked. A real weakness. I do not have that." https://t.co/E97ISGssLe
WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE Elon Musk isn’t about to make up with advertisers. In a fiery interview at a New York Times event he cursed at firms who quit social network X over antisemitic content https://t.co/RaA9KmtY0I https://t.co/fPZiUTVxhS
Musk slaps companies pulling ads from X platform as form of blackmail: ‘Go f**k yourself’ The world's richest man has a message for those who are trying to "blackmail" him and the direction of X into submission: "Go f**k yourself." Earlier this month, Musk came under fire for… https://t.co/qiFpgd2wIs
X CEO Linda Yacarino doubles down on Elon Musk's 'go f**k yourselves' message to advertisers who have pulled their money over hate speech fears https://t.co/IDYinwZ9aq https://t.co/CQrHzRwHCg
Musk unleashes attack on advertisers boycotting X https://t.co/JWuYrnD5gh
X CEO Linda Yaccarino addresses Musk’s 'go f---- yourself' comment to advertisers https://t.co/Rcs77gG5j9
X CEO Linda Yaccarino addresses Musk’s 'go f---- yourself' comment to advertisers https://t.co/xDS2WWhRDE
⚠️ ANALYSTS PREDICT MORE BRANDS WILL FLEE X AFTER MUSK TIRADE More advertisers are likely to flee Elon Musk's social media platform X after the billionaire lashed out at some of the biggest names in the media industry at a New York Times DealBook event for dropping out of the… https://t.co/lKtYq1TE4i
Elon Musk during the 2023 DealBook Summit in New York on Wednesday: "If somebody's gonna try to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f**k yourself." https://t.co/54pFbzc2wu