Elon Musk tells advertisers to go 'f**k yourself'
It's clear the X owner isn't happy about companies no longer advertising on the platform.
After some controversial comments had Elon Musk being labelled as being antisemitic, he took a few days for a trip to Israel before returning back to his regular routine as an attempt to save face. According to advertisers, this was too little, too late, as major companies have pulled their ads from X/Twitter, leading to serious concerns about the platform's future.
Speaking to Andrew Ross Sorkin, Musk was pressed on the ad block, and it seems he believes that they're in the wrong. He's also apparently not bothered about whether advertisers choose to use his platform or not.
"If someone tries to blackmail me with advertising," he said. "Blackmail me with money... go fuck yourself." He then pauses before repeating the last part of his statement.
Whatever you think about the controversy, it's clear Musk's stance is strong. It doesn't seem likely to bring advertisers back after he's told them to go fuck themselves, but at this point we're not sure he cares.
