Is this the same I.B.M. that helped the Nazis w/ the Holocaust? When'd they get pissy about anti-semitism? Fucking hypocrites.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:Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: IBM pulls X ads as Elon Musk endorses white prideBruce Gil / The Messenger: IBM Pulls Ads from X After Report Finds They Appeared Next to Pro-Nazi ContentHannah Murphy / Financial Times: IBM pulls adverts from X after report finding they ran next to Nazi contentRELATED: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:David Goldman / Yahoo Finance: Elon Musk agrees with X post that claims Jews ‘push hatred’ against White peopleAlex Kaplan / Media Matters for America: Far-right figures and white nationalists celebrate Elon Musk's antisemitic post: “What we were saying in Charlottesville”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 SpectacularlySam 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
IBM Immediately Suspends Advertising From X/Twitter After Discovering Its Ads Appeared Next to Pro-Nazi ContentDiscussion: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 ItJennifer 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
Elon Musk, TikTok and the social media ownership problemDiscussion:Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner: More people are using Chinese spyware for news than ever beforeSapna Maheshwari / New York Times: Jewish Celebrities and Influencers Confront TikTok Executives in Private CallAimee 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/TwitterMatt Gertz / Media Matters for America: Elon Musk lights his tiki torch
Elon Musk faces scrutiny after calling antisemitic X post the ‘absolute truth’
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Thursday, November 16, 2023
Nothing To See Here ...
Other than X CEO Linda Yaccarino admitting there are "toxic posts" on X.
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I don't think it's reasonable to hold a company to account for something that was done 80 years ago. Instead, we ought to be happy that the company has grown since then.
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