The tech mogul said Monday he was considering legal action after blaming pressure from the Anti-Defamation League for lost advertisers.
PrintElon Musk posted that he was against antisemitism Monday and blamed the Anti-Defamation League for lost advertising revenue since his acquisition of X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The tech mogul posted his stance on free speech and antisemitism seemingly out of the blue on his verified account Monday afternoon.
When asked by a user who was questioning his stance, Musk alleged that the ADL has been"trying to kill this platform by falsely accusing it & me of being anti-Semitic." "If this continues, we will have no choice but to file a defamation suit against, ironically, the 'Anti-Defamation' League," Musk wrote."If they lose the defamation suit, we will insist that they drop the the “anti” part of their name, since obviously …" Musk also noted that X's advertising revenue remains down by 60% in the U.S. and alleged that advertisers have told the social media platform that pressure from the ADL is part of that decision. The ADL said Monday that as a matter of policy it does not comment on legal threats. A spokesperson referred NBC News to a general statement the organization made in response to a recentthat maybe he should"run a poll" on the matter. "Such insidious efforts don’t daunt us," the statement said."Instead, they drive us to be unflinching in our commitment to fight hate in all its forms and ensure the safety of Jewish communities and other marginalized groups.”that advertisers were pulling back from the platform as companies had concerns regarding what changes Musk would make with the social media platform. Musk blamed “activist groups” for attempting to “destroy free speech in America” in a post at the time. The comments from Musk were later given additional context by users, which linked to news articles that suggested advertisers were acting on their own accord.
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