According to U.S. media reports on November 18, SpaceX CEO Musk posted on the social media platform
American Media Matters said earlier this week that it had discovered that advertisements for companies such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation), Apple and Oracle were placed next to posts with anti-Semitic content on the X platform.
▲File photo: Musk (AFP)
IBM said on the 16th that it had immediately suspended all advertising on the X platform owned by Musk after American Media Matters discovered that the company's advertisements were placed next to propaganda praising Hitler and the Nazi Party. Disney, Comcast, Lionsgate, etc. all said on the 17th that they would suspend advertising on the X platform.
The report stated that Musk actually agreed with such a "ridiculous" post in his reply on the 15th, saying that he "told the truth."
According to Reuters, the White House issued a statement on the 17th condemning Musk's remarks, saying they promoted "anti-Semitism and racist hatred."