Advertisers Boycott X as Elon Musk's Antisemitic Post Sparks Controversy

Major companies including Disney, Apple, IBM, Paramount Global, and Warner Bros. Discovery are pulling their business from X, the social media app owned by Elon Musk, after he embraced an antisemitic conspiracy theory on the platform. Musk's controversial tweet, in which he agreed with a user's antisemitic statement, sparked backlash from Jewish leaders, the White House, and advertisers. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) criticized Musk for promoting antisemitic theories, while the White House condemned his actions as promoting "antisemitic and racist hate." IBM suspended its advertisements on X following an investigation that found its ads running alongside pro-Nazi material. Musk has a history of making antisemitic comments on social media.