Steve HermanWashington Post reporter says the newspaper has decided to pause its advertising on Twitter/X.
This comes after Elon Musk voiced support earlier today for the long-debunked Pizzagata conspiracy theory. https://wapo.st/3GjgzS3
Major film studios and music labels have not only suspended advertising on Twitter/X but have ceased all activity on the platform since Musk’s Nov. 17th controversial post. https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/disney-pixar-abandon-x-18520174.php
Gabriele Pollara@w7voa question to me is - is this relevant to #Musk? The loss of ad revenue surely hurts, but maybe not if it can be recovered from other sources (alt-right advertising, blue)
Lots of people still using X / twitter despite all of this. Maybe he feels emboldened that he can do whatever he wants, and the magnet of the service is big enough to still draw users in.
Maybe there'll be a tipping point though...
Jay Random
Norobiik @@gpollara @w7voa X needs subscriber growth to stay alive, nobody will be inclined to sign on if major brands are perceived to be backing away from Elon's public square. It's probably why he went to Israel to meet Netanyahu in an attempt to rebrand himself, though that's probably not going to work.
But he's desperate, he's got a lot of debts to pay because of the Twitter acquisition.
wijfi@w7voa
"Controversial" is one way of putting it.... "Antisemitic" is perhaps a more objectively accurate description
"Controversial" is one way of putting it.... "Antisemitic" is perhaps a more objectively accurate description
H. Entity
eestileib (she/hers)Walt would 100% be on Musk's side in this, he'd be outraged that his company is doing this.
Sit'n'spin, Walt.
Disney will never be forgiven for what they did to The Owl House. But sometimes they refrain from completely sucking, and this is one of those times.
Brian Grinter