Nothing To See Here ...

Other than X CEO Linda Yaccarino admitting there are "toxic posts" on X.

 Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:

As Musk endorses antisemitic conspiracy theory, X has been placing ads for Apple, Bravo, IBM, Oracle, and Xfinity next to pro-Nazi content  —  CEO Linda Yaccarino previously claimed that brands are “protected from the risk of being next to” toxic posts  —  Update (11/16/23) …

Discussion:

Noah Kirsch / The Daily Beast:   Elon Musk, Accused of Antisemitism, Loses IBM Ad Dollars

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:   IBM pulls X ads as Elon Musk endorses white pride

Bruce Gil / The Messenger:   IBM Pulls Ads from X After Report Finds They Appeared Next to Pro-Nazi Content

Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:   IBM pulls adverts from X after report finding they ran next to Nazi content

NBC 7 San Diego:   IBM suspends advertising on X after report says ads ran next to antisemitic content

Ryan Mac / New York Times:   X Races to Contain Damage After Elon Musk Endorses Antisemitic Post

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 Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:

Elon Musk's Disturbing ‘Truth’  —  The billionaire affirmed the deadliest anti-Semitic conspiracy theory in recent American history.  —  The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society “likes to bring invaders in that kill our people ... Screw your optics, I'm going in.”

Discussion:

The Hill:   IBM pulls ads from X, citing ‘zero tolerance for hate speech’

David Goldman / Yahoo Finance:   Elon Musk agrees with X post that claims Jews ‘push hatred’ against White people

Alex Kaplan / Media Matters for America:   Far-right figures and white nationalists celebrate Elon Musk's antisemitic post: “What we were saying in Charlottesville”

Caleb Ecarma / Vanity Fair:   Another Day, Another Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory for Elon Musk and X

Martha McHardy / The Independent:   Elon Musk under fire for calling antisemitic conspiracy theory the ‘actual truth’

Michael Luciano / Mediaite:   Elon Musk Tries to Backpedal After Agreeing With Anti-Semitic Tweet - and Fails Spectacularly

Sam Hoadley-Brill / The Daily Beast:   WTF Is Wrong With the People Still Defending Elon Musk?

Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:   Elon Musk: The Bigot in Full

Shannon Thaler / New York Post:   Elon Musk sparks backlash after endorsing antisemitic post that Jews promote ‘hatred against whites’

 Todd Spangler / Variety:
IBM Immediately Suspends Advertising From X/Twitter After Discovering Its Ads Appeared Next to Pro-Nazi Content

Discussion:

Reuters:   IBM suspends ads on X after ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content: ‘Unacceptable situation’

Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:   Twitter CEO Says Platform Is Fighting Antisemitism a Day After Owner Elon Musk Endorsed It

Jennifer Calfas / Wall Street Journal:   Elon Musk Said Antisemitic Social-Media Post Was ‘the Actual Truth’

Ted Johnson / Deadline:   IBM Freezes Advertising On X/Twitter Over Ad Placement Next To Pro-Nazi Content; Elon Musk Under Fire For Amplifying Anti-Semitic Post

Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.:   IBM Drops Twitter After Its Ads Appear In Nazi Threads

Chloe Simon / Media Matters for America:   The New York Times plans an event with Elon Musk despite his history of attacking the outlet

Abubakar Idris / The Messenger:   Elon Musk's X Sees 919% Rise in Antisemitic Posts Since Hamas Attack

 Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Elon Musk, TikTok and the social media ownership problem

Discussion:

Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:   More people are using Chinese spyware for news than ever before

Forbes:   TikTok Videos Praising 9/11 Have Exploded, But The Company Denies They're Trending

Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:   Jewish Celebrities and Influencers Confront TikTok Executives in Private Call

Aimee Picchi / CBS News:   Elon Musk expresses support for antisemitic post on X, calling it “the actual truth”

Alana Mastrangelo / Breitbart:   ‘The Actual Truth:’ Elon Musk Agrees with Antisemitic Post on X/Twitter

Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:   Elon Musk lights his tiki torch

Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.:   Musk Hit With Backlash For Praising Antisemitic Tweet

Tom Olohan / Newsbusters:   MRC President Brent Bozell WARNS on Dangers of Americans Getting News from TikTok

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 Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Elon Musk faces scrutiny after calling antisemitic X post the ‘absolute truth’

Discussion:

Michael Luciano / Mediaite:   ‘Was He Really High When He Said This?’ Fox Analyst Speculates After Elon Musk Agrees With Anti-Semitic Tweet

Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:   Will Instagram Remove This AI Nazi Taylor Swift Image After I Post This Article?

Jasper Hamill / Metro.co.uk:   Elon Musk's X ‘shares advertising revenue’ with pro-Hitler Holocaust denier

Is this the same I.B.M. that helped the Nazis w/ the Holocaust? When'd they get pissy about anti-semitism? Fucking hypocrites.