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After Elon Musk tirade, X faces prospect of more advertisers fleeing

Walt Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery suspended advertising on X earlier this month following Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic post

CEO Linda Yaccarino's memo to X staff calls Musk 'candid and profound'

"Our principles do not have a price tag, nor will they be compromised - ever," Yaccarino wrote Thursday, a day after Musk told former advertisers including Walt Disney Co. to go "f--" themselves

Elon Musk, slinging expletives, says advertiser boycott on X may kill it

Musk took the stage at the DealBook conference following a tumultuous few weeks for the world's richest person, with a net worth of around $226 billion

Those who cannot handle reality will leave X: Musk due to Community Notes

Musk noted that people, however, will increasingly come to know that X is the "best source of truth," which would result in a rise in the number of users on the social media platform

Paris mayor quitting Musk's 'global sewer' platform X ahead of Olympics

The mayor of future Olympic host city Paris says she is quitting X, accusing Elon Musk 's platform previously known as Twitter of spreading disinformation and hatred and of becoming a gigantic global sewer that is toxic for democracy and constructive debate. With its thousands of anonymous accounts and its troll farms, life on Twitter is the exact opposite of democratic life, Mayor Anne Hidalgo said in a long post titled, Why I am leaving Twitter. I refuse to endorse this evil scheme, she wrote. An Associated Press request for comment emailed to X got an automated reply, Busy now, please check back later. Hidalgo's office said posts on Monday in French and English that announced her departure from X would be the Socialist mayor's last and that she will then close her account which has 1.5 million followers at the end of the week. Her office said that Paris City Hall is keeping its own separate account on X. Hidalgo's withdrawal from X follows a fractious period for the mayor. S

In Israel, Musk meets Netanyahu as accusations of antisemitism on X grow

Elon Musk, who's been under fire over accusations of antisemitism flourishing on his social media platform X, paid a visit Monday to Israel, where he toured a kibbutz that was attacked last month by Hamas militants and was set to meet with top leaders. The billionaire and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured the Kfar Azza kibbutz, which was stormed by Hamas militants on Oct 7. Musk, wearing a protective vest and escorted by a phalanx of security personnel, used his phone to take photos or videos of the devastation, according to video released by Netanyahu's office. Musk also was due to meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Benny Gantz, a former defense minister who's now part of a special war Cabinet. Government spokesperson Eylon Levy declined to say whether Musk was invited or came on his own. X, formerly known as Twitter, did not respond to a request for comment. Israel's communications minister, Shlomo Karhi, tweeted earlier Monday about a deal that his ministry h

Musk to discuss rising online antisemitism with Israeli President Tuesday

Musk is currently in Israel and is also expected to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit

AI-chatbot Grok rolling out for XPremium+ subscribers from next week: Musk

Grok uses data from X (formerly Twitter) to remain better informed than alternatives, said xAI

Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI; new interim board announced

Following the announcement, Sam Altman said that he decided to join the company again as it was best for him and the team

X's ad revenue to be donated to Israeli hospitals, Red Cross in Gaza: Musk

It was in July this year that Musk renamed Twitter as X Corp. after his 2022 acquisition of the service

CWC 2023 final: SRK, Tharoor, others come out in support after India's loss

Shahrukh Khan was also among the admirers who attended the game on Sunday. Khan posted on X, 'The way the Indian team has played this whole tournament is a matter of honour'

Elon Musk's X sues Media Matters for America over its pro-Nazi content link

"Media Matters designed both these images and its resulting media strategy to drive advertisers from the platform and destroy X Corp.," the company said

White House opens accounts for Prez Biden, VP Harris on Meta's Threads

A White House spokeswoman, Robyn Patterson, said the reason for the move is because "we are committed to meeting people where they are."

X's CEO Yaccarino acknowledges that some advertisers have paused spending

X faced a widespread backlash on Friday after Musk agreed with a post that said Jewish people hold a "dialectical hatred" of White people. "You have said the actual truth," Musk responded

SGPC to take legal action against 'X', says apex gurdwara body chief

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Monday said it will take legal action against social media platform X, formerly Twitter, for not shutting down a fake account in the name of the apex gurdwara body that is allegedly being used to spread hate propaganda against Sikhs. A decision to this effect was taken at the executive committee meeting of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami told reporters that, by passing a special resolution, the executive committee condemned the hate propaganda against Sikhs and Sikh organisations on social media. Through this resolution, it has been decided to take legal action against X regarding a "fake/parody" account created in the SGPC's name to unleash hate propaganda, he said. Dhami said the SGPC's image is being tarnished through this fake/parody account and, despite a complaint regarding it, X did not shut it down and even justified it under its policy. Now, legal action will be taken again

Elon Musk defends himself on social media after antisemitic furore deepens

The backlash erupted last week after the billionaire Tesla Inc. chief and X-owner agreed with a post that said Jewish people hold a "dialectical hatred" of white people

Warner Bros and Sony join top brands to halt spending on X, says report

X said that the research strategy used by Media Matters to discover the advertisements that ran along antisemitic content was not representative of how regular people use its platform

OpenAI President Brockman says he's quitting after Sam Altman ouster

"I'm super proud of what we've all built together since starting in my apartment 8 years ago," Brockman wrote in a post on the social media site X

IBM, EU pull ads from Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash

Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site in general, with billionaire owner Elon Musk inflaming tensions with his own tweets endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory. IBM said this week that it stopped advertising on X after a report said its ads were appearing alongside material praising Nazis a fresh setback as the platform formerly known as Twitter tries to win back big brands and their ad dollars, X's main source of revenue. The liberal advocacy group Media Matters said in a report on Thursday that ads from Apple, Oracle, NBCUniversal's Bravo network and Comcast also were placed next to antisemitic material on X. 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," the company said in a terse statement. Apple, Oracle, NBCUniversal and Comcast didn't respond

IBM suspends X advertisements after report of placement near Nazi posts

Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, on Wednesday endorsed an antisemitic post on the service