Elon Musk did not hesitate to use obscene words to directly curse brands and companies that stopped buying ads on social network X. This is considered a move to “add fuel to the fire” by Elon Musk.

As Dan Tri reported, at the end of November, Elon Musk made a controversial move when he publicly supported “The Great Replacement” conspiracy theory. This is a conspiracy theory that Jews and leftists are plotting to replace white people and culture with non-white immigrants, thereby leading to “white genocide.” .

This conspiracy theory against Jews is supported by neo-Nazis, racists… Therefore, Elon Musk’s actions of supporting conspiracy theories caused outrage and caused a stir in public opinion.

Elon Musk makes a move

Elon Musk made a move to “add fuel to the fire” by cursing directly at brands that stopped buying ads on social network X (Photo: Getty).

Many large companies and brands, including Apple, IBM, Sony, Disney, Paramount, NBCUniversal, Comcast… have simultaneously stopped spending money on advertising on social network X, as a way to protest the actions. by Elon Musk.

Instead of finding a way to calm the situation and entice big brands to return to buying advertisements on X, Elon Musk recently made a move to “add fuel to the fire” by saying that the action should stop. Buying advertising from big companies is like an act of “blackmail” aimed at yourself.

“If someone is trying to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, then get out,” Elon Musk said in an interview with the New York Times. “Get out. Is that clear?

Notably, Elon Musk used profanity in his interview answer to show a tough attitude, instead of a normal answer.

However, in this interview, Elon Musk also admitted that the controversial messages Musk posted on X were “one of the stupidest things, if not the stupidest thing ever done.” on this social networking platform.

According to market analysts, big brands stopping buying ads will cause significant financial damage to social network X. However, instead of finding a way to alleviate the problem, Elon Musk instead give a tough message to big brands: If you don’t want to buy advertising, go away, don’t put pressure on Elon Musk.

Even though Elon Musk had to spend $44 billion to buy Twitter (now renamed X), this billionaire has no intention of spending money to rescue X in case this social network goes into crisis. Financial.

“If the company fails because of an advertiser boycott, then let that happen. If that is the reason why the company went bankrupt, everyone should know that,” Elon Musk calmly shared in an interview with the New York Times.

In fact, the Twitter social network was still operating stably before being acquired by Elon Musk, when the company’s stock price and the number of Twitter users were still growing.

However, since the time Elon Musk spent $44 billion to buy back and turn Twitter into a private company under his management, this social network has been in crisis as Elon Musk has continuously introduced policies. The book changes the way Twitter works and attracts users with different service packages.

Elon Musk’s impulsive actions, as well as the “freedom of speech” goal that this billionaire wants to apply on Twitter, have caused content on Twitter to become out of control, including A lot of racist content, inciting violence, fake information… makes big companies frustrated and stop buying ads on Twitter.