‘Go f**k yourself’ - Elon Musk tells advertisers for leaving his platform because of rising antisemitism on X (Video)

 

Elon Musk has lashed out at advertisers pulling out of his platform due to an increase in antisemitism on X.

Since he agreed with a user who erroneously claimed that Jews were inciting hatred against White people, the billionaire Tesla shareholder has come under intense scrutiny. 

Famous companies were compelled by his article to stop running advertisements on X, which used to be Twitter, when Musk openly adopted a conspiracy theory that was supported by White nationalists and was considered antisemitic.

 

Media firms like Disney, Paramount, NBCUniversal, Comcast, Lionsgate, and Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of CNN, were among many who left the advertising sector.

On Wednesday Musk said he had "handed a loaded gun" to both detractors and antisemitic people, describing his post as possibly the worst he had made during a history of messages that included many "foolish" ones.

 

 

“I mean, look, I’m sorry for that … post,” he said. “It was foolish of me. Of the 30,000 it might be literally the worst and dumbest post I’ve ever done. And I’ve tried my best to clarify six ways from Sunday, but you know at least I think it’ll be obvious that in fact far from being antisemitic, I’m in fact philosemitic.”

 

 

In his first interview with mainstream media since his antisemitic post, he lashed out at advertisers leaving his platform because of rising antisemitism on X, telling them to "Go f**k yourself."

 

 

Speaking at the New York Times DealBook Summit in New York, Musk said: “I don’t want them to advertise. If someone is going to blackmail me with advertising or money go f**k yourself. Go. F**k. Yourself,” he said. “Is that clear? Hey Bob, if you’re in the audience, that’s how I feel” he added, referring to Disney CEO Bob Iger, who spoke earlier at the summit on Wednesday.