The CEO of X defended Elon Musk after he embarked on an expletive-ridden rant about advertisers halting spending on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Last year, after the platform’s owner was accused of antisemitism, a number of X’s biggest advertisers pulled their marketing from the platform - prompting Mr Musk to tell them to “go f*** yourselves”.
“I might have said it a different way, but the frustration was clear. We’re not going to change our core values and the conviction to our mission in exchange for profits,” Linda Yaccarino said.
Last year, after the platform’s owner was accused of antisemitism, a number of X’s biggest advertisers pulled their marketing from the platform - prompting Mr Musk to tell them to “go f*** yourselves”.
“I might have said it a different way, but the frustration was clear. We’re not going to change our core values and the conviction to our mission in exchange for profits,” Linda Yaccarino said.
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00:00 A lot of you in this room know me for a long time.
00:10 I might have said it a different way.
00:13 I landed it.
00:14 I landed it right there.
00:15 I might have said it a different way, but the frustration was clear.
00:21 We're not going to change our core values and the conviction to our mission in exchange
00:28 for profits, and we are encouraged and excited that the advertisers who are coming back and
00:36 believing us because they see what's going on are going to rethink giving into that pressure
00:41 too.
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