Elon Musk pushed back on advertisers boycotting X over antisemitism and other hate speech on the platform formerly known as Twitter during the 2023 DealBook Summit in New York on Wednesday.

What he’s saying: “If somebody’s gonna try to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f**k yourself.” Musk said. “Don’t advertise.”

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    Of note: At one point, he also looked out at the audience and said “Hey Bob, if you’re in the audience,” presumably in reference to Disney CEO Bob Iger who spoke on stage earlier. “That’s how I feel, don’t advertise,” he added.

    FFS. Tesla, SpaceX - what are you doing? Eject this chud now.