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As X bleeds cash, Musk threatens Anti-Defamation League with defamation lawsuit — Musk claimed that ADL could be “on the hook” for $22B in X losses::Musk claimed that ADL could be "on the hook" for $22B in X losses.

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[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 109 points 1 year ago

Musk has said that unless the ADL acts unlawfully, he won't ban the ADL from X.

I predict that he's going to ban them on, let's say, Friday this week.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 105 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Musk didn't wait long to jump on the anti-Semitic tropes. Jews run the system, Jews run the banks, and so on. What a POS that guy is.

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What a POS that guy is.

No wonder conservatives love him!

[–] teh_shame@infosec.pub 80 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Discovery in this case would be 🔥

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago

Advertising clients just love their internal communications being made public, this is a yet another genius move by Elon.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Musk said that once the controversy is stirred, X advertisers pause their spending until the ADL gives the green flag, which allegedly the ADL "will not do without" X "agreeing to secretly suspend or shadow-ban any account they don’t like."

"That is the relationship they’ve had with X/Twitter for many years," Musk said. "Presumably, they have that with all western search or social media orgs."

What a fucking idiot...

Like, he really seems close to getting that advertisers don't like advertising with bigots, but he thinks it has to be some grand conspiracy because he just can't fathom others having empathy. Like that's just not an option to him.

There has to be a nefarious middle man to make it happen

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You mean the apartheid emerald mine owner didn't teach his son empathy? Who would have guessed?

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago

Lelz.

"I didn't foolishly waste my money making this idiotic purchase. YOU are the reason I'm losing money."

[–] Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago

Free-speech absolutionist though right?

[–] Aidinthel@reddthat.com 43 points 1 year ago

Rich guys like Musk spend so much time getting their ego stoked that I think he might genuinely be unable to process the idea that he made a mistake. The wealthy can never fail, only be failed.

[–] dbilitated@aussie.zone 43 points 1 year ago

amazing.

need to disprove the accusation of racism?

just tell everyone it's a Jew conspiracy.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While reading this article I scrolled up and the top of an embedded tweet was at the bottom coming onto the screen.

I instinctively (almost) tapped the X logo in its upper right corner thinking it was an ad.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

The correct behaviour tbh

[–] wagoner@infosec.pub 30 points 1 year ago

"musk says"

[–] ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Elon Musk is the one of greatest mental Gymnast the world's ever seen!

[–] ethman42@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Simone Biles level

[–] doctorn@r.nf 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ironic how a service that can be run by volunteers on a decently low cost got taken over by one of the richest men on the planet, who then can't keep it alive because of financial problems. 😅😂

"Oh, the irony." indeed. 😂

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

More like sad how such a sad fucker can coast for so long on inherited wealth and reputation by buying up useful stuff and taking credit for what was developed by actual smart people

[–] doctorn@r.nf 3 points 1 year ago

You forgot the part where he then ruins those things he takes credit for and starts to defame other groups to shift the blame. 😅

[–] kgbbot@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago

Yeah you fucking dumb shit...it's totes other folks fault your ignorant narcissistic dumb shit actions ruined a multi billion dollar company.

[–] DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Here's a crazy idea. How about a bunch of us donate to the ADL and have tribute cards sent to chief twit's headquarters.

[–] ram@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder if his brain ended up like one of those Teslas?

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

stuck in park with a traffic cone on its head... yup, sounds about right.

[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

I hope they spank him so hard his dad feels it.

[–] HollandJim@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Malignant narcissism is a hell of a drug.

[–] Gazumi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The big baby routine

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bruh why is ADL still posting to xitter

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

To piss Elon off. Bait him into banning them.

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

We should be so lucky.

[–] madthumbs@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago