Elon Musk's artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has recently disclosed its intention to secure up to a billion dollars in funding, as indicated in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Fox Business reported.
18.11.2023 - 06:23 / tech.hindustantimes.com / Elon Musk
X (formerly Twitter) has once again found itself in troubled waters courtesy its billionaire owner, Elon Musk. Ever since the Israel-Hamas conflict began, the social media platform has been filled with hate posts, propaganda, and misinformation. But recently, brands have pulled the plug on advertising on the platform citing antisemitism as a big reason. Recently, IBM, Disney, Warner Bros., Discovery, and EU pulled ads, and now Apple has joined the list as well, as per a report. Incidentally, the big chunk of the advertisers exiting came after company owner Elon Musk replied in support of a post accusing Jewish people of hating white people.
According to a report by Axios, Apple decided to stop showing ads on the platform after Musk's endorsement of “antisemitic conspiracy theories” as well as Apple ads being shown alongside posts spreading ‘far-right' political ideologies. Earlier, the New York Times reported that Disney has pulled ads from X, while CNBC reported the same for Warner Bros., Discovery, Paramount, and ComCast.
The majority of the corporations have reportedly stated that their ads being placed next to “pro-Nazi” and “pro-Hitler” content was the deciding factor behind halting ads on the platform. In a statement given by IBM to The Verge, the company stated, “IBM has zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination and we have immediately suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation”.
Apple leaving the advertisers list is going to be concerning for the platform. As per another report by The Verge, Apple is one of the biggest spenders on X. It regularly purchased ads promoting new products and bought custom “hashflag” emoji animations for high-profile events.
In September, Apple CEO Tim Cook reflected upon the company's relationship with X in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning. He said, “There are some things about it I don't like”, and highlighted antisemitism as a problematic thing. While he added that Apple is constantly evaluating whether or not to advertise on X, it did not make any decision to stop at that time.
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has recently disclosed its intention to secure up to a billion dollars in funding, as indicated in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Fox Business reported.
X Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino, who oversees the social network's relationships with advertisers, sent a memo to employees signalling her support of owner Elon Musk after his incendiary comments insulting brands that have backed away from the platform.
Elon Musk may be close to winning a long-running battle of wills with the Indian government led by PM Narendra Modi. Policy makers in New Delhi have been hoping to entice Tesla Inc. to produce electric vehicles in India. Musk, meanwhile, wants to sell his cars here without paying the exorbitant import tariffs that India charges.
Elon Musk's verbal assault on advertisers who have shunned X (formerly Twitter) threatens to sink the social network further, with the tycoon warning of the platform's demise, just one year after taking control.
Walmart Inc. has stopped advertising on the social media platform X, the latest major company to do so.
Elon Musk, speaking at the New York Times' DealBook Summit, gave a shocking declaration to advertisers that have stopped showing ads on X (formerly Twitter) and are leaving the platform, telling them to stop advertising and that they were blackmailing the X owner “with their money”. Musk's defiance also came without any restraints as he used expletives multiple times in the conversation telling brands responsible for boycotting the platform such as IBM, Disney, Comcast, and others to go away and that people will be the judge if X shuts down due to advertisers' money.
The advertising woes for X (formerly Twitter) are growing by the day. Recently, the platform witnessed major companies pulling out of showing ads including Apple, IBM, and Comcast. Now, a new report claims that the Elon Musk-owned social media platform can lose as much as 75 million dollars by the end of 2023 due to the exodus of companies.
Elon Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) is going through advertising revenue troubles after many of its major advertisers such as Apple, IBM, Comcast, and others have pulled ads from the platform. But despite the hiccup, the platform continues to bring new features for the users. In a new announcement that came directly from Musk, the platform is introducing another way for its Premium subscribers to get a larger reach on the platform, this time with some strategic control over it. Musk has revealed that adding posts to the Highlights tab, which was introduced in August, will enable users to reach more users.
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