The chaos surrounding Musk's takeover of the micro-blogging site continued after the tech billionaire seemingly threatened advertisers.
Musk said that companies that have paused their advertising as they wait to see what happens under his leadership will get a "thermonuclear name and shame." Mike Davis, the former chief counsel for nominations to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, suggested that Musk list the dissenters in an effort to start a counter-boycott.
—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 4, 2022
Hours earlier, Musk blamed activist groups for pressuring advertisers and causing a massive drop in revenue.
It was extremely messed up. They are trying to destroy free speech.
Musk wrote an open letter to advertisers assuring them that the platform wouldn't become a free-for-all hellscape. General GM, Volkswagen, and Pfizer are just a few of the companies that have paused their advertising on the social networking site.
The CEO of Luma Partners responded to Musk's threat to advertisers by calling out his role in generating uncertainty.
—Terence Kawaja (@tkawaja) November 5, 2022
After laying off thousands of workers during his first week at the company, Musk has received backlash.
All Rights Reserved © 2024
