Linda Yaccarino’s Very Unmerry X Mess
When Elon Musk announced last May that he was naming Linda Yaccarino the CEO of the company that I will always call Twitter, few people outside of the media business had any idea who she was. By now, just a few months later, the former head of advertising at NBCUniversal has become a lightning rod […]
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Elon Musk Tours Israeli Kibbutz Attacked by Hamas Amid Antisemitic Backlash, X Advertiser Exodus
Elon Musk toured the kibbutz in southern Israel that was attacked on Oct. 7 by Hamas terrorists and launched the Israel-Hamas war. His visit comes in the wake of major advertisers, including Hollywood studios, abandoning his X social media platform after the tech mogul’s endorsed an antisemitic post. In a video released by Israel, Musk […]
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Elon Musk’s X Sues Media Matters Amid Advertiser Exodus
In the wake of major advertisers pausing their spending on X shortly after Elon Musk’s reply to an antisemitic conspiracy theory, the social media service formerly known as Twitter has sued left-wing advocacy group Media Matters for allegedly defaming the platform by reporting that ads for major companies appeared next to antisemitic content. The lawsuit, […]
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Linda Yaccarino: “Deceptive Attacks” Are Fueling X Advertiser Exodus
X CEO Linda Yaccarino sent a note to employees Sunday evening, saying the report on antisemitic content on the social media platform is “misleading” and that the company is in the midst of battling “deceptive attacks.” The statement comes after a report from nonprofit Media Matters for America released Thursday, which found that the platform […]
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Disney Joins Advertisers In Pausing Spend On X Amid Reported Rise in Antisemitic Speech
Major advertisers are pausing their ad campaigns on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, including Disney, which has Wish in the works on its release calendar for Nov. 22. Lionsgate also said that it would be pulling its ads from the platform, just as its Hunger Games prequel is hitting movie theaters. Warner Bros. Discovery […]
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White House Condemns Elon Musk for Promoting “Antisemitic and Racist Hate” on X
The White House has condemned Elon Musk for promoting antisemitism after he agreed with a bigoted X post that accused Jewish communities of promoting “dialectical hatred against whites.” “We condemn this abhorrent promotion of antisemitic and racist hate in the strongest terms, which runs against our core values as Americans,” said a statement from the […]
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Kitty Laing Stepping Down as United Agents’ Head of Comedy Over Israel Reposts
Kitty Laing will step down as head of comedy at United Agents after an investigation into social media reposts and shares highly critical of Israel. She will, however, remain with the U.K. talent agency to represent her clients. “Following the statements made earlier this week, it has been agreed that Kitty Laing will step away […]
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Elon Musk’s X Testing Plan to Charge Users to Post on Platform
Elon Musk rolled out a new subscription plan to charge new users of X, formerly known as Twitter, to post content on the platform. The social network company wrote on its website that it started testing “Not A Bot” Tuesday in two countries, New Zealand and the Philippines. According to X, the subscription method will help “reduce […]
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Linda Yaccarino: “Proactive Efforts” Made to Moderate X Amid Extremist Group Misinformation
X Corp. CEO Linda Yaccarino has responded to a warning letter from the European Union about “violent and terrorist content” on the social media platform related to the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas’ attacks on Israel. “Everyday we’re reminded of our global responsibility to protect the public conversation by ensuring everyone has access to real-time information […]
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Linda Yaccarino Defends Elon Musk in Tense Interview About Twitter’s Transformation Into X
X CEO Linda Yaccarino took the stage at the Code Conference on Wednesday shortly after Yoel Roth, former head of trust and safety at Twitter, made a surprise appearance in an interview with journalist Kara Swisher. Asked to respond to Roth’s comments, in which he had said X (formerly Twitter) is not doing enough to […]
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Former TBS and TNT GM Brett Weitz Hired at X as Linda Yaccarino Overhauls Leadership Team
Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of X (formerly Twitter) has unveiled a new leadership and sales team at the social platform, including a number of executives familiar to the media and entertainment business. Among the new hires is Brett Weitz, the veteran TV executive who was most recently general manager of the Warner Bros. Discovery channels […]
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Mark Zuckerberg Says “It’s Time to Move On” From Elon Musk Fight
Mark Zuckerberg is ready to move on from his impending fight with Elon Musk. The Meta CEO took to Threads and then his Instagram Story to share a note that he doesn’t believe Musk is taking the fight seriously. “I think we can all agree Elon isn’t serious, and it’s time to move on,” Zuckerberg […]
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