Why is Elon Musk trending? HOLR breaks it down below.
According to this article, IBM claimed that it would stop advertising on X (formerly Twitter) after its ads were reportedly featured alongside pro-Nazi tweets.
Elon Musk Twitter Account
Following the news, the brand came out with a statement. Check out a snippet, below:
“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.”
As confirmed in this TikTok video posted by user @hollywoodcurry, the company has “immediately suspended” all advertising on X following the controversy.
@hollywoodcurry #breakingnews : IBM says it has “zero tolerance for #hatespeech and #discrimination ” and has “immediately suspended” all advertising on #X following a report that the platform ran #IBM ads alongside pro-Nazi material. #standwithisrael #twitter #ElonMusk
Elon Musk Israel
The news also comes just a day after Musk seemingly “tweeted his agreement with an antisemitic conspiracy theory on the site” as noted in the article. As also mentioned in this article, Musk recently faced criticism for allegedly validating an antisemitic post.
Musk replied, “You have said the actual truth,” when responding to a post on X that claimed Jewish communities support “dialectical hatred against whites” as noted here.
Musk is facing backlash from the community following his remarks, as noted here.
Elon Musk pushing unvarnished anti semitism at a time of rising antisemitism and violence against Jews pic.twitter.com/N5bSQxWsr9
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 15, 2023
Musk reportedly wrote follow up posts, as you can see below:
You right that this does not extend to all Jewish communities, but it is also not just limited to ADL
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 15, 2023
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Musk took over Twitter- rebranding it to X- back in 2022, in an effort to create an “everything app.”
Published by HOLR Magazine.