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Elon Musk claims advertisers are trying to ‘blackmail’ him, says ‘Go f--- yourself’
CNBC ^ | November 29, 2023 | Lora Kolodny

Posted on 11/30/2023 11:19:37 AM PST by Navy Patriot

Speaking at the 2023 DealBook Summit in New York on Wednesday, Elon Musk, the owner of social media site X (formerly Twitter), scoffed at advertisers leaving the platform because of antisemitic posts he amplified there.

“If somebody’s going to try to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f---yourself. Go. F---. Yourself. Is that clear?” Musk singled out Disney

CEO Bob Iger in the audience, saying “Hi Bob!”

He also implied that his fans would boycott those advertisers in kind. “The whole world will know that those advertisers killed the company and we will document it in great detail,” Musk threatened.

He also told interviewer Andrew Ross Sorkin, “I have no problem being hated. Hate away.”

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


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Musk watching is getting to be really Fun.

Disney subscriptions are getting destroyed by Users backing Musk.

1 posted on 11/30/2023 11:19:37 AM PST by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

Disney is to entertainment what the legacy media is to journalism. They are both Leftist activists first.


2 posted on 11/30/2023 11:21:22 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Navy Patriot

He’s been growing on me by the week.


3 posted on 11/30/2023 11:21:54 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Elon Musk is crazy smart, and crazy, smart. He enjoys being able to be dismissive of the Village Idiots who think they are important and intelligent..

And his way of dealing with them is wickedly delicious. 😎


4 posted on 11/30/2023 11:24:33 AM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable. Even more so)
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To: 1Old Pro
Disney is to entertainment what the legacy media is to journalism. They are both Unamerican, Degenerate, Socialist, Leftist activists first.
5 posted on 11/30/2023 11:26:08 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot

Musk gets it. He is red pilled. He’s on Trump’s side though it’s not public yet or maybe he doesn’t even realize it yet.


6 posted on 11/30/2023 11:26:34 AM PST by DouglasKC
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Disney getting mass cancelled by Twitter/X users!
Twitter/X ^ | Nov 30 | @KobeissiLetter
fr Posted on 11/30/2023, 1:33:08 PM by RandFan

@KobeissiLetter

JUST IN: Users on X are reporting mass cancellations of Disney+, $DIS, subscriptions after Elon Musk interview.

Within just hours of Elon Musk’s interview, thousands of users have posted screenshots of cancelled Disney+ subscriptions.

In addition to Disney+, users are reporting cancellations of Paramount Plus and others.

This comes after Elon Musk accused some advertisers of blackmailing X with advertising money.

Disney’s CEO, Bob Iger, was specifically called out.

(Excerpt) Read more at twitter.com ...


7 posted on 11/30/2023 11:26:43 AM PST by Liz (Women have tremendous power — their femininity, because men can't do without it. Sidney Sheldon)
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To: Navy Patriot

Bud Lighting everyone


8 posted on 11/30/2023 11:28:12 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: Navy Patriot

good that disney is being canceled

but i have to ask

unless you are a woke leftist

why havent they already


9 posted on 11/30/2023 11:28:17 AM PST by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: Liz

Love it!


10 posted on 11/30/2023 11:28:33 AM PST by tennmountainman (FUJB)
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To: Navy Patriot

Even though Twitter/X has grown its REAL users, has eliminated (mostly) the fake accounts and bots that ran rampant when Twitter was a deep-state propaganda organization - suddenly NOW, large corporations all agreed that they will stop advertising on Twitter/X

DC Woke Government and Crony capitalist fascism, at its finest!


11 posted on 11/30/2023 11:30:58 AM PST by PGR88
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To: PGR88

Excellent point!


12 posted on 11/30/2023 11:32:26 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot

Musk blames all of these people for turning his kid into a tranny and now wants revenge lol.


13 posted on 11/30/2023 11:32:43 AM PST by jimwatx
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To: Navy Patriot

Hi.

It is very difficult to cancel the world’s richest man.

It is also very difficult to cancel or blackmail a billionaire.

Mr. Musk and president Trump are in the Left’s bullseye.

Too bad Musk is ineligible for the presidency.

5.56mm


14 posted on 11/30/2023 11:33:30 AM PST by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho have got to go)
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To: Navy Patriot

Well Musk is one of the few people in the world that has “go F yourself” money, he likely could self-fund Twitter on what he earns from his other companies if he wanted to do so.


15 posted on 11/30/2023 11:33:38 AM PST by apillar
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He also implied that his fans would boycott those advertisers in kind. “The whole world will know that those advertisers killed the company and we will document it in great detail,” Musk threatened.

Woke companies are trying to strong-arm Musk and he reacts not by giving in to their threats but by fighting back.

Wow!

BTW, Bob Iger is in a very weak position already. He doesn't need the publicity about a possible boycott of his already poorly performing Disney.

Side note: Musk has clarified the issue about him permitting and even appearing to support anti-Semitic comments on X (formerly known as Twitter). Musk is in no way anti-Semitic.

The problem for those boycotting Musk is that those companies, being Woke, are truly anti-Semitic and Musk knows it. Woke companies are pro-Palestinian and Musk knows it.

These Woke companies are picking a fight with the one guy in the universe that will expose their anti-Israel anti-Semitic positions.

Bad idea.

16 posted on 11/30/2023 11:36:05 AM PST by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a strong bias will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: tennmountainman

Nice when it all gels together......Musk is a genius.


17 posted on 11/30/2023 11:37:39 AM PST by Liz (Women have tremendous power — their femininity, because men can't do without it. Sidney Sheldon)
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To: Navy Patriot

Elon gets the most out of his F Y $$. love him.


18 posted on 11/30/2023 11:38:05 AM PST by avital2 ("n)
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To: DouglasKC

Generally agree, I believe Musk is a generally a Builder and Creator first, and a Technical Genius in certain areas. The Builder Creator aligns with President Trump’s general inclinations.


19 posted on 11/30/2023 11:39:50 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: RoosterRedux
BTW, Bob Iger is in a very weak position already. He doesn't need the publicity about a possible boycott of his already poorly performing Disney.

Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Company Will “Quiet the Noise” in Conservative Culture War. According to an investor note from the recent Walt Disney World investor summit, Disney CEO Bob Iger reportedly said that Disney will “quiet the noise” in the ongoing culture war that it finds itself in with conservatives (via Reuters) ...Sep 20, 2023

20 posted on 11/30/2023 11:40:05 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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