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IBM, a major advertiser on X, has pulled its spending from the social media platform, whose employees are grappling with what to tell its other advertisers, according to internal messages.

To be clear: Musk endorsed a tweet which used a false antisemitic conspiracy theory to tell people why "Hitler was right"

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago (6 children)

I just wonder why Linda Yaccarino would continue to stay with a ship that's going down? I mean she has to think about how this reflects on her own reputation in the business world.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 11 months ago (5 children)

She's getting a base pay of $6 million per year, plus the potential to double that in bonuses. She's 61 years old. I expect she'll go home rich and retire.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 37 points 11 months ago

In my opinion, when you prioritize money over values, it's just bigotry with more steps.

At least the end result is the same, even if the motivation is potentially different.

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