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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsElon Musk demands Bob Iger 'be fired' after Disney pulled ads from X
The X owner and erratic billionaire conspiracy theorist went on a rampage Thursday against the Disney chief executive, assailing Iger for the Magic Kingdoms decision to pull advertisements from his imperiled social media platform, and declaring that Iger should be forcibly removed from his job. He should be fired immediately, Musk, who often uses his influential perch to bully critics and others, wrote about Iger on the platform formerly known as Twitter. Walt Disney is turning in his grave over what Bob has done to his company.
Representatives for Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But Iger is widely credited for boosting Disney into an entertainment juggernaut through a series of well-executed acquisitions Star Wars, Marvel Studios, and Pixar during his first stint as chief executive. Disney, like a slew of other major companies, stopped advertising on X last month, after Musk endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory popular among White supremacists. Musk tacitly apologized for the post last week after the flurry of companies ceased their relationships with X, but simultaneously delivered a profanity-laced message to companies who decline to purchase ads from his social media platform.
Go f**k yourself, Musk repeatedly said on stage to the fleeing brands at The New York Times DealBook Summit. At the summit, Musk singled out Iger, ranting against the Disney boss after he had explained earlier in the day that the entertainment giant had made the decision to stop advertising on X because of Musk. We just felt that the association with
Elon Musk and X was not necessarily a positive one for us, Iger said.
The decision to pull advertisements also came amid a broader trend on the social media website. Since Musk took over in late 2022, he has made a number of decisions that have contributed to a surge in hate speech, misinformation, and conspiracy theories on the platform. Musk has himself repeatedly contributed to the toxicity of X. Most recently, he boosted the false and dangerous Pizzagate conspiracy theory. Since he acquired the company, he has also smeared the press, launched ugly attacks on the Anti-Defamation League, and elevated extremists on the platform.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/07/business/elon-musk-demands-bob-iger-be-fired-after-disney-pulled-ads-from-x/index.html
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ProfessorGAC
(66,955 posts)Iger actually knows how to build & operate a business & that's a foreign concept to Musk.
"Iger just can't be doing it right! It's not what I would do."
Johonny
(21,431 posts)The paid trolls bomb social media Disney ads with go woke, go broke shit ever since DeSantis declared Disney woke. Musk did nothing to shield advertisers from clearly paid instigators that essentially do negative advertising for free in the comment section of Disney's ads. Seems logical to remove the ads.
honest.abe
(9,089 posts)Sounds like he is about to lose it. Who knows what crazy shit he might do next.
Mopar151
(10,086 posts)He loses other peoples money every time he opens his X.....
Coventina
(27,427 posts)All Disney fans know that Walt is cryogenically preserved.
BlueKota
(2,539 posts)going strong 57 years after his death and that Bob Iger has been part of keeping it that way.
al_liberal
(425 posts)ESPN, ABC, all of them.
TSExile
(3,223 posts)He's the most overgrown, petulant toddler on the planet...well, second only to T****.
multigraincracker
(33,260 posts)F**king Goofy.
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Cha
(300,942 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,180 posts)He'll put Musk where he belongs... in good time.