TECH - Free Speech Or Foul Speech? Yaccarino Wrestles With Musk's 'Go F*** Yourself' Rebuke To Advertisers | Benzinga
X CEO Linda Yaccarino has tried to explain the social media service's positioning as a free speech platform after Elon Musk's "Go f*** yourself" outburst against boycotting advertisers at the DealBook summit.
What Happened: X is in trouble, and this time, Musk is making life difficult for Yaccarino, who tried to stress the social media platform's free speech ethos.
"Today @elonmusk gave a wide-ranging and candid interview at @dealbook 2023. He also offered an apology, an explanation and an explicit point of view about our position," Yaccarino said in a post on X.
She seems to agree with Musk in spirit when it comes to the advertiser boycott, saying that the "information independence" on X is "uncomfortable for some people." She did not elaborate on who these people are, though.
"Here's my perspective ...