Linda Yaccarino Candidly Defends Elon Musk & X’s Free Speech Stand As Advertisers Flee
Elon Musk and its social media platform X (formerly Twitter) continue to fight for free speech on the platform amid advertisers’ exodus over antisemitic content. X CEO Linda Yaccarino defended Elon Musk and the social media platform’s decision to continue allowing its users with freedom of speech while preventing other nuisances and bots on X.
Linda Yaccarino Backs Elon Musk
In response to Elon Musk’s blunt reply “Go F*** Yourself” to advertisers who are leaving X, CEO Linda Yaccarino defended him and the free speech policy on the platform.
Elon Musk offered an apology, an explanation, and an explicit point of view about their position to advertisers over antisemitic content. Musk has earlier cleared that he is against antisemitism, but hold his position on free speech on the platform.
“X is enabling an information independence that’s uncomfortable for some people. We’re a platform that allows people to make their own decisions,” said Linda Yaccarino.
She believes X stands at an intersection of “Free Speech and Main Street.” The X community is strong and stand with the platform. She thanked partners and advertisers who believe in meaningful work by X.
Elon Musk slams advertisers who are trying to blackmail him for money, he pointed out Disney CEO Bob Iger during his interview on The New York Times’ DealBook Summit.
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Crypto Community Backs Musk
The Dogecoin community is an open supporter of Elon Musk for his support of the meme coin DOGE. Dogecoin founder Shibetoshi Nakamoto said “ADL helped perpetuate this moronic “oppressor vs oppressed” cult ideology that has brain-rotted so many otherwise potentially intelligent people and turned them into psychopaths, and now are having to face the consequences of it.”
Pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton also reacted to Elon Musk’s comments calling it an “Incredible interview,” grabbing the attention of the XRP community,
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