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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on November 18, 2023, 08:32:20 AM

Title: X ad boycott gathers pace amid antisemitism storm
Post by: Nearly Sane on November 18, 2023, 08:32:20 AM
I may have to move this into Politics. Problem is that Musk is now primarily political, perhaps he always was.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67460386
Title: Re: X ad boycott gathers pace amid antisemitism storm
Post by: Nearly Sane on November 21, 2023, 08:15:40 AM

And given the suing, over this goes to Politics.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67482231
Title: Re: X ad boycott gathers pace amid antisemitism storm
Post by: Nearly Sane on November 21, 2023, 11:45:03 AM
From 5 years ago

https://newsthump.com/2018/09/07/stop-me-before-i-tweet-again-begs-emotional-elon-musk/
Title: Re: X ad boycott gathers pace amid antisemitism storm
Post by: jeremyp on November 21, 2023, 08:28:49 PM
Here is a glorious Twitter Thread explaining Musk's lawsuit against Media Matters

https://x.com/KathrynTewson/status/1727002256149770483?s=20
Title: Re: X ad boycott gathers pace amid antisemitism storm
Post by: Nearly Sane on November 30, 2023, 07:50:15 AM
Musk launches charm offensive



https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67574396
Title: Re: X ad boycott gathers pace amid antisemitism storm
Post by: jeremyp on November 30, 2023, 09:16:30 AM
Musk launches charm offensive



https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67574396

This video has clips of the interview in question

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IU1BE5k8-I

It's even more unbelievable than the BBC makes it sound.
Title: Re: X ad boycott gathers pace amid antisemitism storm
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 03, 2023, 05:12:53 AM
Valud questions about whether X could go bankrupt.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67599937
Title: Re: X ad boycott gathers pace amid antisemitism storm
Post by: jeremyp on December 03, 2023, 11:51:04 AM
Valud questions about whether X could go bankrupt.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67599937

I would think it is a racing certainty. The biggest profit Twitter ever made was only about £1 billion. That would all now be swallowed by the debt that Musk has saddled them with.