General Mills, Audi and Pfizer Join Growing List of Companies Pausing Twitter Ads

Food company General Mills Inc., GIS -1.13%decrease; red down pointing triangle Oreo maker Mondelez International Inc., MDLZ -0.93%decrease; red down pointing triangle Pfizer Inc. PFE -0.21%decrease; red down pointing triangle and Volkswagen AG’s VOW -1.58%decrease; red down pointing triangle Audi are among a growing list of brands that have temporarily paused their Twitter advertising in the wake of the takeover of the company by Elon Musk, according to people familiar with the matter.