Posted on 11/17/2023 10:07:52 PM PST by NoLibZone
Elon Musk is under fire for antisemitic content appearing on X in the wake of the terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel on Oct 7
More brands are pausing their advertisements on X, formerly known as Twitter, amid a growing controversy over antisemitic content on the social media platform.
Two more companies announced a pause in their X ads on Friday after IBM on Thursday said that it was pausing all of its ad buys on the platform, which was first reported by The Financial Times. Tech giant Apple moved to pause its ads on X, according to a report by Axios. At the same time, a spokesperson for Lions Gate Entertainment also indicated on Friday the media company is pulling its ads from the platform.
The moves come after a report by left-wing group Media Matters for America showed major corporations’ ads were being surfaced alongside antisemitic and, in some cases, pro-Nazi posts on X.
They also pose a renewed challenge for the social media platform, which has struggled to keep advertisers on the site since the company was acquired by an ownership group led by billionaire Elon Musk in October 2022.
X did not immediately respond to a request for comment. An executive for the company previously told FOX Business its platform was "not intentionally placing a brand actively next to this type of content, nor is a brand actively trying to support this content with placement."
"Ads follow people on X, in this case the Media Matters’ research that was going to actively look for this content — that’s how user targeting works," the X executive explained. "As it relates to the platform itself, control settings are in place there for every user and every brand."
The executive also claimed groups like Media Matters "aggressively search for posts and then go to the accounts, and if they see an ad… keep hitting refresh to capture as many brands as possible."
The posts of X owner Elon Musk are also prompting controversy. Musk, who is feuding with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) over its claims of rampant antisemitism on X, appeared to respond with agreement to a post that claimed Jewish communities have spread "hatred against whites."
You have said the actual truth," Musk wrote Wednesday.
"The ADL unjustly attacks the majority of the West, despite the majority of the West supporting the Jewish people and Israel," he continued in another X post. "This is because they cannot, by their own tenets, criticize the minority groups who are their primary threat," he wrote, apparently referring to Palestinians and Arabs who have called for Jihad against Israel.
"It is not right and it needs to stop," Musk added. He then responded to a critic who accused him and the original poster of generalizing the Jewish community and conceded, "[T]his does not extend to all Jewish communities, but it is also not just limited to ADL."
He is fast to ban others that jeopardize his business.
Even “free speech” bears a price.
Tim Cook is the ultimate hypocritical liberal billionaire.
The ADL has indeed issued anti-white statements, are an anti-white hate group. Provably.
Leftist Cancel Culture Attacks Elon Musk Foe Leaving The Plantation!
Musk has a point about the ADL. Any schmuck can call out “right wing” anti Semitism but the ADL doesn’t go after Jew hatred from non White sources with the same vigor and passion. Going back to the Jesse Jackson with the Hymietown incident. Or Louis Farakkkhan. Nothing but mild meaningless rebukes from them, almost as if it were an afterthought. More recently ILLhan Omar who hasn’t bothered to denounce David Duke’s endorsement last time she ran for Congress, what did the ADL, or the SPLC say sabout that? (((((((crickets))))))
I’m pretty sure the majority of US Jews vote Rat and likewise support the Rat agenda which does in fact “hate” Whiteness in a divisive Woke way. So afaic, there’s plenty of latitude in criticizing the archetype Leftwing Jew.
That, however, must be distinguished from Israel despite her tendency towards Liberal stupidity.
Free Speech isn’t free from criticism and indignation.
Any Conservative that also gets bent by uncomfortable Free Speech hasn’t learned much over our lifetime.
Here is the original X posts.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1724934935943979269
As usual Tim Cook is full of it.
Yaccarino was supposed to bring back corporate advertising. How’s that going, Linda?
I am Jewish and see nothing factually incorrect in what Musk said. The simple fact is that most organized Jewish groups are Leftist in orientation, and they do exactly what Musk said.
Bull - they see him as a threat and are hypocritically jumping on the bandwagon after those “reporting” went out of their way to mangle the facts....
Musk is usually 100% factual.
Turns out that Media Matters’ “research” consisted of creating artificial accounts and then curating feeds by following users with sketchy content and then refreshing the feed literally thousands of times until they were able to find ads inserted next to objectionable content, in an effort to turn advertisers against X and effectively “cancel” X as a viable social media platform by denying them revenue.
The artificially curated feeds are not even close to the experience of a typical X user.
Elon and X have this data and a massive lawsuit is coming against Media Matters.
Wow. That’s it?
Good! Don’t need to see ads promoting cheap crap or propaganda made in Chinese sweatshops.
Yup as he bows to China, a country that uses slave labor. Also, he’ll vote Democrat, the party of the kkk, slavery, internment camps, hanging of blacks and republicans, Dred Scott, Jim Crowe, etc.
Is he stopping his advertising on CNN and the left media as they support Hamas?
Thanks for posting. I agree 100% what he stated. Tyrants are being called out to their divisive lies:
Musk said:
“ And, at the risk of being repetitive, I am deeply offended by ADL’s messaging and any other groups who push de facto anti-white racism or anti-Asian racism or racism of any kind.
I’m sick of it. Stop now.”
I am a true descendant of Abraham and see nothing wrong in what Musk said.
It’s condescending and insulting to all non-white racial groups to say they are incapable of racism. Even among those of the same race there can be racist hatred based on physical characteristics.
The Japanese believe the Chinese are subhuman and occupied China for some time committing atrocities.
Human nature is depraved and most people are headed for Hell. It’s why we need grace.
They all call this right after meeting with the CCP dictator.
They are just following orders.
Apple, Lionsgate, IBE? They need social media more than social media needs THEM
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