X - Elon Musk Claps Back At Advertisers For Pulling Ads Over Endorsement Of Antisemitic Post: 'Greatest Oppressors Of Free Speech' | Benzinga
On Saturday, Elon Musk, the owner of social media platform X, openly criticized major advertisers for suppressing users' freedom of speech.
What Happened: This criticism came as several prominent advertisers withdrew their ads from X, formerly Twitter, amid the controversy surrounding Musk's support for an antisemitic post on Wednesday.
Companies like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD), IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM), and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF) have pulled advertisements from the platform.
Musk, in response, attacked these top-tier advertisers, calling them "the greatest oppressors of free speech."
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