Elon Musk revisited his contentious remarks towards advertisers on Wednesday, clarifying his stance during a conversation with WPP CEO Mark Read at the Cannes Lions advertising festival. Last November, Musk had lashed out, telling advertisers to "go f— yourself" after several paused their spending on his platform X, citing concerns over ad placement next to controversial content.
"It wasn't to advertisers as a whole," Musk explained at Cannes. "It was with respect to freedom of speech. I think it is important to have a global free speech platform, where people from a wide range of opinions can voice their views," he elaborated, as reported by The Hill.
