Elon Musk says activist pressure on Twitter advertisers is an attempt to 'destroy free speech in America'
Elon Musk said activist pressure on advertisers to boycott Twitter had caused a"massive drop" in revenue and was an attempt to"destroy free speech in America." :"Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could to appease the activists.
on Twitter and rising concern that former president Donald Trump could be allowed back on the platform. Musk is also under fire for his plan to make verified users pay $8 a month to keep their blue ticks. He has clashed with figures includingMusk and Twitter did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. Subscribe to push notificationsNOW WATCH: OPINION: Media activist shares how Musk could change Twitter
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