In a rambling interview at the ‘New York Times’ DealBook Summit, Elon Musk suggested advertisers fleeing X were blackmailing him and could kill the platform.

Elon Musk, whose antisemitic remarks have been at the center of a mass X (formerly Twitter) exodus, told advertisers boycotting the company to “go fuck yourself” during The New York Times ’ DealBook Summit on Wednesday.

Your move, Linda. Elon Musk said "go fuck yourself" to advertisers who recently paused spending on X after he endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory on

The X CEO stood behind the billionaire after he verbally flipped off major advertisers that fled amid worries about brand safety The post Linda Yaccarino Defends Elon Musk’s ‘F–k You’ to Advertisers as ‘Candid’ appeared first on TheWrap.

Retail giant joins other big advertisers that are distancing themselves from X following Musk's support for an antisemitic post.

Walmart confirmed on Friday that it is not advertising on X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk and formerly known as Twitter. “We aren’t advertising on X as we’ve found other platforms to better reach our customers,

Musk portrays himself as the scourge of bots and spammers. As X's big brand advertisers flee the platform however, the outspoken multibillionaire seems to be turning the other cheek when it comes to scammy marketers.

We aren’t advertising on X as we’ve found other platforms to better reach our customers,” a Walmart spokeswoman told Bloomberg News. She declined to say when the change takes effect or what motivated it.

Elon Musk hit out at brands that have pulled their advertising from X after he endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Musk apologized for the post at the DealBook Summit in New York on Wednesday but said that the advertisers were attempting to “blackmail” him.