Re: Musk is having a bad week

On 09 Aug 2024 09:59:34 GMT, Retrograde wrote:

From the «what has Ireland ever done for us?» department:
Title: Elon Musk has a new nemesis: Ireland Author: Thomas Macaulay
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:15:46 +0000 Link:
https://thenextweb.com/news/elon-musk-x-grok-ireland-problems Podcast
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Elon Musk is having a rough week. His daughter has denounced him as a
fake Christian, an absent father, and a serial adulterer. He’s been in
court to fight a custody battle. His ex-partner Grimes said he “‘cannot
distinguish the truth.” And that’s just his personal life. Musk’s
businesses are also under fire. Tesla stock has plummeted. X has
repelled so many advertisers that Musk has sued them over an alleged
“illegal boycott.” Politicians have accused the platform of fuelling
race riots. Musk has also been slammed for claiming “civil war is
inevitable” in Britain. But his next battle could…
 
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the "suing advertisers for not advertising" thing is so... stupid. even if
he had success with that, what company would be happy to advertise in a
medium that sued you for stopping to take advantage of a service?
and the companies involved have a point in that they specifically stopped
advertising because it could hurt their brands with the plans Musk had for
twitter (or X as Musk calls it)