Musk claimed that ADL could be "on the hook" for $22B in X losses.
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.
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
I am apparently one of the dissenting voices here, having read many comments, but I do think he has a point. The ADL has an agenda and they do represent Israeli interests.
That being said… are they the cause for $22B in Twitter losses? Not likely at all.
Are they the cause for losses of individuals of that volume? Possibly
Are they the cause for losses for OPEC and islamic countries in excess of $22B? At least that much.
This is purely for attention. They are a non-profit, and certainly have nowhere near even 1/10th of that money. Say he did win a civil case, that’d shut down the ADL into bankruptcy, then they re-launch fresh.
He knows that, but he’s also a sociopath and any and all attention is all he really wants.
The ADL have encouraged a boycott of advertising on Ex-Twitter because it didn’t do enough to censor nazis. Advertisers have pulled their funds. Ex-Twitter was never a great place to run ads (I’ve tried) and recently it’s become a shit show.
I don’t see how, in any of this, there is any credible case for slander/libel he can make against the ADL. And there is no way in hell that any judge would actually award $22bil in hypothetical ad revenue.
It’s not for attention. It’s an advertisement for Twitter.
It’s aimed at recruiting more neo Nazis to the platform. If they post Nazi stuff that gets good engagement, Musk will pay them. It’s Nazi welfare. He’s not out to make Twitter profitable, he out to enrich the far right.
ADL would almost certainly file an anti-SLAPP claim and probably win. California’s anti-SLAPP law even says that it’s contents should be broadly considered as a bulwark against assholes using the courts to prevent public participation. If ADL does win an anti-SLAPP motion, Musk would end up paying their lawyers fees down to the cent.
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Nazi dogwhistles.
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.
Free-speech absolutionist though right?
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
You mean the apartheid emerald mine owner didn’t teach his son empathy? Who would have guessed?
Doubtful that he did.
I am apparently one of the dissenting voices here, having read many comments, but I do think he has a point. The ADL has an agenda and they do represent Israeli interests.
That being said… are they the cause for $22B in Twitter losses? Not likely at all.
Are they the cause for losses of individuals of that volume? Possibly
Are they the cause for losses for OPEC and islamic countries in excess of $22B? At least that much.
The big baby routine
I hope they spank him so hard his dad feels it.
This is purely for attention. They are a non-profit, and certainly have nowhere near even 1/10th of that money. Say he did win a civil case, that’d shut down the ADL into bankruptcy, then they re-launch fresh.
He knows that, but he’s also a sociopath and any and all attention is all he really wants.
The ADL have encouraged a boycott of advertising on Ex-Twitter because it didn’t do enough to censor nazis. Advertisers have pulled their funds. Ex-Twitter was never a great place to run ads (I’ve tried) and recently it’s become a shit show.
I don’t see how, in any of this, there is any credible case for slander/libel he can make against the ADL. And there is no way in hell that any judge would actually award $22bil in hypothetical ad revenue.
It’s not for attention. It’s an advertisement for Twitter.
It’s aimed at recruiting more neo Nazis to the platform. If they post Nazi stuff that gets good engagement, Musk will pay them. It’s Nazi welfare. He’s not out to make Twitter profitable, he out to enrich the far right.
He wouldn’t win the case. But he might cost them a lot of money trying to defend it.
ADL would almost certainly file an anti-SLAPP claim and probably win. California’s anti-SLAPP law even says that it’s contents should be broadly considered as a bulwark against assholes using the courts to prevent public participation. If ADL does win an anti-SLAPP motion, Musk would end up paying their lawyers fees down to the cent.
A win-win.
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.
No wonder conservatives love him!
I predict that he’s going to ban them on, let’s say, Friday this week.
Lelz.
“I didn’t foolishly waste my money making this idiotic purchase. YOU are the reason I’m losing money.”
Bleed.
Good.
I have no words but so many questions