Elon Musk tells off 'blackmailing' advertisers for leaving X: ‘Go f*** yourself’
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Tech mogul Elon Musk slammed advertisers for leaving X, formerly known as Twitter, because of posts on his social media platform. "Don't advertise," Musk said while speaking at the 2023 DealBook Summit in New York on Wednesday. WHY GOOGLE IS KILLING OFF MILLIONS OF ACCOUNTS STARTING THIS WEEK He added, “If somebody’s gonna try to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f*** yourself. Go. F***. Yourself. Is that clear? Hope it is.” Musk then singled out Disney CEO Bob Iger in the audience by saying, “Hi Bob!”...
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