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Social media platform X added 10 million new users in December, CEO says

Linda Yaccarino makes announcement amid exodus of advertisers from the platform.

Al Jazeera

Advertiser backlash may pose mortal threat to Elon Musk's X

Advertising insiders say their clients are worried about the fallout if they place ads on X.

WEKU

Elon Musk promised to kill the bots, instead we got ads for fake luxury goods

Musk portrays himself as the scourge of bots and spammers. As X’s big-brand advertisers flee the platform, however, the outspoken multibillionaire seems to be turning the other cheek when it comes to scammy marketers.

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Friday briefing: What Elon Musk’s latest outburst means for the future of X

In today’s newsletter: The Twitter owner told advertisers to ‘go fuck yourselves’ in an interview this week – will they?

The Guardian - UK

Twitter CEO's "ego" and defending Elon

A report delves into Linda Yaccarino's work history as she tries to save a company on the brink of collapse

Salon

Elon Musk admits X is on death row—but he won't save it

Musk's profanity-laden DealBook Summit interview was incredibly revealing.

Fortune

X CEO Linda Yaccarino tries to bail Elon Musk out of trouble again, as she labels his expletive-laden rant against advertisers a ‘candid’ exchange

Yaccarino finds herself in the role of a modern-day Sisyphus, whose work is constantly undermined by owner Elon Musk.

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Elon Musk unleashed a wild tirade against Disney and other advertisers he accused of blackmailing X: ‘go F-CK yourself’

Elon Musk makes it clear he is not interested in wooing advertisers to the platform he owns.

Fortune

Forget Amazon’s $100 Million Black Friday NFL Rout, It’s NBC That Paid Too Much for the Real Turkey Bowl

NBC is paying $350 million for primetime Big Ten games this season. And have you seen the audience numbers?

Broadcasting & Cable

Watch: Twitter CEO can't deal with Elon

In the skit, X CEO Linda Yaccarino is portrayed as in denial and also heavily leaning on alcohol to do her job

Salon

How Elon Musk’s antisemitic comments pushed X advertisers over the edge

The social network once known as Twitter is facing a new exodus thanks to the behaviour of its mercurial owner – and it may not recover, reports Io Dodds

The Independent UK

Democrats accuse Elon Musk and X of profiting from Hamas propaganda

The letter from almost 30 House Democrats marks just the latest development in the growing antisemitism row encircling Mr Musk and the social media platform

The Independent UK

Ubisoft has 'paused' advertising on Twitter

Numerous major advertisers have suspended advertising on the platform following a report that found their ads appearing next to pro-Nazi content.

PC Gamer

X has been indispensable in the OpenAI saga—and that's rare these days

Elon Musk's ex-Twitter would need a lot more tech drama to pull it out of its death spiral.

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Experts rip Musk's Media Matters suit

"The lawsuit is here. Thermonuclear it is not," attorney says, teasing that "discovery will be fun"

Fortune

CEO in Name Only: How to tell if you're a CE-NO instead of a CEO, and what to do about it

Corporate leaders like Linda Yaccarino and Bob Chapek show the perils of undermined leadership.

Fortune

X CEO Linda Yaccarino stands by Elon Musk

Ad industry peers are warning Yaccarino that her reputation could be damaged if she stays at X amid antisemitism scandal.

Newslaundry

As tech giants withdraw ads, X sues US media watchdog over report alleging antisemitism

X chief Elon Musk has sued media watchdog Media Matters for America, days after several companies paused advertising on the social media platform over a report which alleged that a host of their ads were featuring alongside anti-semitic content.

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Linda Yaccarino Doubles Down at Twitter, Gets Her Son Involved

Resisting pleas from media business peers to get out of X while the gettin’ is good, she reportedly enlists her son, Matt Madrazo, to sell political advertising

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk’s X sues media watchdog Media Matters over report on Nazi content

Social media platform accuses media watchdog of manipulating algorithm to drive away advertisers.

Fortune

Inside Linda Yaccarino's X all-hands after Elon Musk's platform sued Media Matters

"Yes, some customers have temporarily paused their investments because of some misleading or manipulated information in an article," Yaccarino told staff.

Fortune

Musk says labeling him antisemitic is ‘bogus’ after tweets led to fresh advertiser exodus from X

Musk has previously described himself as "pro free speech but against antisemitism of any kind."

Zenger

Apple, Lions Gate Join IBM In Pushback Against Elon Musk, Twitter Over Antisemitic Content

World's richest person is also most followed person on a leading social media platform,when they post or reply,it is widely seen

Zenger

Elon Musk Claps Back At Advertisers For Pulling Ads Over Endorsement Of Antisemitic Post: ‘Greatest Oppressors Of Free Speech’

On Saturday, Elon Musk, the owner of social media platform X, openly criticized major advertisers for suppressing users' freedom of speech

WEKU

Disney, Comcast and Apple join advertiser exodus from Elon Musk's X over antisemitism

A advertiser backlash has begun to snowball on X since Elon Musk endorsed an antisemitic post on the site and a watchdog group say the company was placing ads next to pro-Nazi content.

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