X chief Elon Musk warns Anti-Defamation League of legal action, blames it for losing advertisement revenue

Elon Musk, the owner of social media platform X, has warned Anti- Defamation League of suing it for $22 billion. The richest man in the world has accused the Jewish Non-Government Organization of chasing away the advertisers by accusing him of being anti-Semitic. He said that the organization is trying to shut down the social media platform by wrongly accusing him.

Elon Musk Warns Anti-Defamation League

He said, “To clear our platform’s name on the matter of anti-Semitism, it looks like we have no choice but to file a defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League … oh the irony!”


Elon Musk bought the social media platform Twitter for $44 million, but he has lost a sizeable chunk of advertisement after the acquisition. He said that the Anti-Defamation League is responsible for his revenue loss. He wrote on X, “Based on what we’ve heard from advertisers, ADL seems to be responsible for most of our revenue loss.”

ADL Slams Elon Musk

Earlier the ADL slammed Elon Musk for not cracking down on hate speech since taking over the site. Before this, ADL Director Jonathan Greenblatt met X CEO Linda Yaccarino and discussed the continued violation of the site’s conduct policies.

Meanwhile, Musk tried to explain that he is not an antisemitic and tweeted, “To be super clear, I’m pro-free speech, but against antisemitism of any kind.”

ADL Reacts to Elon Musk’s warning

Replying to the warning Elon Musk, an ADL spokesperson said that such a warning is not new. He said, “The ADL is unsurprised yet undeterred that anti-Semites, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, and other trolls have launched a coordinated attack on our organization. This type of thing is nothing new.”

FAQs:

Q1. What Elon Musk has said about Anti- Anti-Defamation League?
A1. Elon Musk has accused the Anti-Defamation League of chasing away the advertisement of X and thus causing revenue loss to the social media platform. He has also threatened the ADL to take legal action and sue it for $22 billion.

Q2. What is the ADL and how has it reacted to Elon Musk’s threat?
A2. The Anti-Defamation League is an international Jewish non-governmental organization. Reacting to the threat of Elon Musk, an ADL spokesperson said that such a threat is not new and the ADL is not surprised.