Elon Musk Appears Not to Have Made Good on Threat to Sue Media Matters ‘The Split Second Court Opens’

O GRADY X exodus ░░░░░░░░ major companies are pausing ░░░░░░░░ on the platform over ░░░░░░░░ about anti Semitism Fox ░░░░░░░░ s Lydia Hu joins ░░░░░░░░ now Okay so Lydia ░░░░░░░░ said he was going ░░░░░░░░ file a lawsuit today ░░░░░░░░ all these lost ads ░░░░░░░░ he done that yet ░░░░░░░░ Not that we re ░░░░░░░░ yet We still have ░░░░░░░░ eye out looking for ░░░░░░░░ lawsuit but it doesn ░░░░░░░░ seem like it s ░░░░░░░░ filed yet so we ░░░░░░░░ waiting to see if ░░░░░░░░ s going to happen ░░░░░░░░ He did promise it ░░░░░░░░ going to be thermonuclear ░░░░░░░░ Media Matters for America ░░░░░░░░ s a left leaning ░░░░░░░░ that published a report ░░░░░░░░ week accusing X of ░░░░░░░░ anti Semitic content alongside ░░░░░░░░ And that report came ░░░░░░░░ Musk seemed to agree ░░░░░░░░ another anti Semitic post ░░░░░░░░ said Jewish communities had ░░░░░░░░ pushing hate against whites ░░░░░░░░ like IBM Apple and ░░░░░░░░ are now suspending their ░░░░░░░░ But what s interesting ░░░░░░░░ is that there have ░░░░░░░░ some influential voices that ░░░░░░░░ also been coming to ░░░░░░░░ s defense One here ░░░░░░░░ the CEO of the ░░░░░░░░ Defamation League who said ░░░░░░░░ Musk has shown leadership ░░░░░░░░ fighting hate because Musk ░░░░░░░░ also said that statements ░░░░░░░░ from the river to ░░░░░░░░ sea implied genocide explaining ░░░░░░░░ to all of his ░░░░░░░░ and will result in ░░░░░░░░ from X Another voice ░░░░░░░░ to Musk s defense ░░░░░░░░ hedge fund manager Bill ░░░░░░░░ who said Musk is ░░░░░░░░ an anti Semite and ░░░░░░░░ It is remarkable how ░░░░░░░░ the world stands ready ░░░░░░░░ attack Musk for his ░░░░░░░░ from the hip commentary ░░░░░░░░ Ackman s reaction is ░░░░░░░░ you ll recall when ░░░░░░░░ anti Israel protests first ░░░░░░░░ on college campuses Ackman ░░░░░░░░ demanded to know the ░░░░░░░░ of Harvard students who ░░░░░░░░ Israel for the attacks ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ those students Now in ░░░░░░░░ event guys losing advertisers ░░░░░░░░ will likely hurt X ░░░░░░░░ ultimately Elon Musk Musk ░░░░░░░░ back in September that ░░░░░░░░ S advertising revenue down ░░░░░░░░ 60 percent Analysts expect ░░░░░░░░ s going to continue ░░░░░░░░ decline here because they ░░░░░░░░ what appears to be ░░░░░░░░ PR nightmare on their ░░░░░░░░ BRENBERG That is that ░░░░░░░░ such a big deal ░░░░░░░░ know forget about the ░░░░░░░░ piece for a second ░░░░░░░░ look at the dollars ░░░░░░░░ cents of it X ░░░░░░░░ afford to lose these ░░░░░░░░ as advertisers and that ░░░░░░░░ why Musk obviously is ░░░░░░░░ at subscriptions and other ░░░░░░░░ But he s brought ░░░░░░░░ somebody Linda Yaccarino is ░░░░░░░░ person who s supposed ░░░░░░░░ help with this but ░░░░░░░░ just doesn t seem ░░░░░░░░ they re making a ░░░░░░░░ of headway Lydia HU ░░░░░░░░ and when you consider ░░░░░░░░ 90 percent of Twitter ░░░░░░░░ X s revenue comes ░░░░░░░░ the ad revenue losing ░░░░░░░░ know roughly 60 percent ░░░░░░░░ what appears like it ░░░░░░░░ going to be more ░░░░░░░░ means a lot it ░░░░░░░░ quite significant They have ░░░░░░░░ a lot of layoffs ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk has taken ░░░░░░░░ He s laid off ░░░░░░░░ 80 percent but it ░░░░░░░░ really hard to tell ░░░░░░░░ that s enough to ░░░░░░░░ of keep this company ░░░░░░░░ toward profitability when it ░░░░░░░░ continuing to bleed this ░░░░░░░░ revenue.”