Apple suspended buying ads on X. So did Disney. IBM. Best Buy. Coca Cola. Chipotle. Ford. GM. Lionsgate. Macys. Meta. NBC. Paramount. Pfizer. Sony. Verizon. Warner Brothers. Volkswagen. United.
But who’s still buying ads on X? The ADL, under Jonathan Greenblatt’s instructions.
Goddamnit
that's some next-level masochism
Not masochism. A strategic decision to prioritize a war in another country over the safety of American Jews.
He's explicitly giving Elon a pass so long as the latter continues to provide cover for the Bibi government. www.jta.org/2023/11/20/u...
It's like someone made a parody of the ADL
mmm
Advertising themselves to primarily antisemites, while simultaneously funding them, seems a bit counter-intuitive...
I've never come across and ADL ad offline, what are the comments like?
There was recently a “boycott the ADL” hashtag campaign on Twitter run by the neo-Nazis that Greenblatt is now courting. I’m sure the leopards will leave his face alone though.
As someone who's participated in a couple of their Walks Against Hate, this is very perplexing.
Right? They’re flushing their reputation down the toilet at light speed.
Do they have an independent Board of Directors?
They're not "advertising themselves," WTF, they're trying to counter rampant anti-Semitism on X, which is their entire job
What do you think "buying ads" means?
Why can't you tell the difference between an ad selling soda and an ad about antisemitism
That's still, by definition, an ad.
And how does it make sense to you to give money to an antisemite to display ads about antisemitism?
To then distribute to more antisemites via the monetization of blue check Nazis...
Does calling someone who literally said he agrees with Hitler a leader against hate help fight antisemitism?
Does praising a man who literally just said he agrees with Hitler help fight antisemitism?
Not ideal, but the ADL has done good work in the past and X is one of the biggest platforms in the world and is run by an antisemite promoting awful poison. How to counter that is a legit question right now
sooo we're in the "Jewish justice org working with Hitler fanbois is not ideal, but hey!" timeline.
🤦
Lol, X is one of the biggest platforms in the world. You clowns think the ADL should ignore the explosion of antisemitism? That's literally what they're supposed to do - engage the disinfo.
You: Gasoline is a liquid. Why shouldn't it put out this fire?
Not actively praising a literal Neo-Nazi would be a good start.
The leader of the ADL strongly praised the man who's personally responsible for that explosion of antisemitism.
They literally said they're on the side of the man who's personally responsible for that explosion of antisemitism.
Calling the literal Neo-Nazi who's personally responsible for that explosion of antisemitism a "leader against hate" is as far from engaging the disinfo as you can possibly get.
If you buy a beer from the Nazi bar you gave it money.
If you buy an ad in a Nazi bar you gave it money.
Don't give money to Nazi bars.
Let me know where we lost you.
They're not buying ads, they're paying too counter disinformation. Stop comparing them to coke
Buying ads isn't buying ads. Okay.
If they're paying the disinformation seller hush-money, it's CLEARLY not working
Their definition of "anti-Semitism" is calling "decolonization" and anything pro-Palastine "anti-Semitic" and Elon is backing that.
Elon Musk recently said he agrees with Hitler and antisemitic conspiracy theories and soon after the leader of the ADL praised his "leadership in fighting hate".
Nope.
They're a primarily a PR company for Netanyahu, who loves Musk.
He is a court Jew
Ah but how can you get people to fight antisemitism if you don't place your ads near posts that say "Hitler was right"?
Fuck that court Jew
Greenblatt clearly has a humiliation kink
It’s an interesting parasitic relationship isn’t it? As long as Nazis support Israel, they’re free to do and say any antisemitic thing they want. We’ve literally lost our fucking minds
Has anybody actually asked him about the "You have said the actual truth" tweet?
Of course not. That’s been entirely deflected and forgotten about thanks to the frivolous @mmfa.bsky.social SLAPP.
When even Zuck's disinformation outlet says they don't want to be associated with you...
I’ve been seeing these the past few days as well from the State of Israel’s official account:
Elon is in damage control.
* damage control mode
I'd say your original post was 🎯 bullseye
It’s far too late. He proudly ripped his own mask off, and he’ll never be able to put it back on.
And his fanboys are complaining about money going to the Red Cross for Gaza now.
Oh nooooo, the following of bigots he built by appealing to their repulsive ideas is turning on him?
They will vote for the guy with the Jewish son-in-law, and they will continue to support Musk.
Whereas the Left will destroy anyone for deviation from Purity.
And that's how they might win with 35% of the vote, along with voter suppression.
We seen this movie before, and it didn't go well.
Revenue "associated with the war in Gaza." What does that mean?
Who knows? Will ADL ad revenue now be going to Gaza?
I mean, my guess would be that no money will actually go to anyone
It's worded so he can weasel out of it.
Since they are hemorrhaging money that's a safe bet.
And even if they weren’t… Elon is known for reneging on promises.
To a bank account in the Cayman Islands labeled "Gaza Hospital Fund."
Do human doormats actually have "HOME SWEET HOME" or "BLESS THIS MESS" tattooed on their backs?
It almost makes sense that the ADL would want to advertise to Nazi sympathizers.
Fuck sake Jonathan, he's not going to shag you
Greenblatt needs to resign over this unforgivable conduct.
Someone posted a bit ago that Greenblatt's dream ompromise would be that raving antisemites would be able to post freely but criticism of Israel would be bannable, and that seems like what he got.
Nothing but the far-right uniting itself
Anti-Kahanism is not necessarily anti-Zionism, and anti-Zionism is not necessarily anti-Semitism.
Greenblatt surely knows this. He doesn't care.
To any who have been watching, it has been clear that Greenblatt's goal for the past few years has been to use the ADL to disparage critics of Kahanism.
Look Mommy, it's another shooting star!
Disgusting.
On brand
What did Musk find in his DMs?
His donors
It’s almost as if he knows Elons not antisemitic
I don’t get it.
Why is he thinking he’s achieving?
Support for an ethnic cleansing
what do you make of that?
Lmao but Elo said the ADL … am I living in the twilight zone? Ffs
For those asking why he would make this decision, I laid part of the dynamics (among others) in an article I wrote recently.
A selection from my recent paywalled piece about why we need a progressive approach to antisemitism.
This section is about why establishment Jewish orgs are failing in their task.
Greenblatt and Musk are just different cheeks of the same arse, methinks. Anti-semitism is easily forgiven, if the perp is a powerful fellow right winger.
he's cool with antisemitism if it comes with supporting the murder of muslims.
Indeed. The arse is white supremacy.
God DAMN. They really messed up bad, huh?
I didn't understand that he was not credible until after this happened.😔
Remember when he said the plan for X was going to be the onestop shop for "the thing that is money"?
Money... are you sure about that?
The ADL really only cares that you threaten a specif apartheid human rights violating state, you can be as antisemitic or as terrorists as you like, the only have the one objection objective.
The removal of the anti-LGBTQ+ Libs of TikTok account and its owner Chaya Raichik follows a string of controversies over her bigoted rhetoric.
www.advocate.comthere was no change in what he said on Friday, wtf is he talking about?
This is why bullies bully. It works.
The ADL is just one more far right group rallying around twitter
pretty sure this group never considered taking out ads in Der Stürmer
The best way to convince Nazis they shouldn't harm you is through advertising.
Well, he's an idiot.
Genuinely confusing
also, this:
Makes me wonder exactly who or what they’re against the “defamation” of.
And how many of those companies have pulled their business from Israel?
They're mad Musky said mean things but have no issues with supporting a genocidal fascist regime.
All puffery and virtue signaling.
Seems fine. This is fine.
X doesn’t deserve any debate nor discussion… everyone needs deserting X … an unsafe place . Period
What better place to advertise if you’re trying to convince Nazis to repent?
At this point we should boycott any companies still advertising on X.
Holy shit
Why is the person actively being eaten by the leopard voting for the Leopards Eating People party?
I swear to heaven the older I get the less sense any of this makes.
The ADL has likely destroyed its reputation in the future for someone who tried to scapegoat them for his failure to run a business on his own
Leo Rosten defined chutzpah using the example of the guy who, after killing his parents, throws himself at the mercy of the court as an orphan.
I think shanda should be revised to include this illustration.
"I hope other companies follow X's leadership on this" is a weird ass thing to say when X's leadership is openly endorsing howlingly antisemitic nazi conspiracy theories.
Greenblatt is more concerned about the state of Israel than American Jews. This is long known. I suppose he's arguing at the board that this is how he reaches people on X to make them think second thoughts about being Nazi scum.
It's not a bad argument, just a stupid one.
hypocritical fool batfolks , quick to the bat cave to smoke sum guana
Oh ffs
Sounds like somebody is making a payoff. Really rooting for ADL ads to appear next to Nazi, fascism content.
Have we reached a point where, so long as you're zionist, you can be antisemitic?? My brain refuses to parse this shit
got an ad for Palantir last night, no surprise there.
And Oracle, according to the X vs. Media Matters lawsuit!
"I hope other social media companies follow X's leadership on this"?!? 🙄🫤
so that guy is totally ok with Hitler level antisemitism, as long as the guy hurts Palestinians?
yes.
Musk just had to threaten him with a lawsuit to turn him into a marshmallow.
Never forget, Zionism is compatible with Nazism.
I do not understand it. Does he think that Musk is suddenly going to stop being an antisemitic edgelord because the ADL spends a few thousand or even a few hundred thousand buying adds from him? What leverage does he think that gets the ADL?
Are you seriously comparing the ADL to Coca Cola?
No, actually. I think the ADL should be held to a far higher standard than a corporation.
Their job is to combat antisemitism, of course they're going to stay on a site filled with toxic antisemitism
If I fought antisemitism, I would not pay my donors’ money to the antisemitism corporation/forum
Avoiding Musk's swamp is not the answer
Do you think the only two options are "avoid" and "pay"?
arguably by switching from a boycott to actual paid advertisement, they are rewarding the swamp. Impounding the outflow of cash and status so that it can continue to flourish. They’re antisemitic ecosystem engineers, like beavers.
So liberal politicians shouldn't run ads on FoxNews? Is that how it works?
Fox News is the biggest news channel in the country and twitter is a relatively minor social network on a tenuous financial footing. One is much more responsive to pressure.
What liberal politicians give money to Fox news? Names & dates, please.
Use your words.
Here’s Greenblatt fighting antisemitism on Twitter
I think it is. Pulling off Twitter and publicly saying that it's because it's a cesspool of antisemitism and urging an advertising boycott would be a hell of a lot more effective than sucking up to noted antisemite conspiracist Elon Musk and sending interns to argue with @jewstomper1488 on the TL.
Avoiding confrontations with antisemites generally does not work out in the long run
It would be a tactic that directly confronts and attacks a swamp of antisemetic organizing and hatred by attacking it's ability to operate.
You don't need to engage with antisemites. It's a waste of time and they'll always argue in bad faith. Better to punch them in the jaw or deplatform them.
The ADL isn't confronting anti-Semites on twitter though.
They're paying them.
Neither does paying them you clown. Hit them in the mouth.
Giving them money is less the answer especially when you concern isnt to keep Jewish people safe but to make Palestinians silent.
No, that's nonsense. They were calling for a boycott of ads and refusing to buy ads themselves until recently.
Ever since Musk went after them and they made up, Greenblatt has reversed course and repeatedly caved to both Musk and Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok.
The sad thing is: I don't know if he's caving or getting exactly what he wants
They aren't just ON the site; it's about who is still PAYING for advertising.
I am not sure what step of fighting antisemitism is giving money to keep the rampant antisemitism going...
Do you mean that ironically?
Not at all. Their job is to combat lies. This forum is filled with lies.
They should READ it and keep track of things, sure. I don't know why that would mean they should buy ad time.
Their job as faras Greenblat is concerned is to silence Palestinians not keep actual Jewish humans safe.
do you think it's harder to combat antisemitism on a site if you're not giving money to that site
That's like saying socialist critics of the market system are hypocrites if they sell a book for profit. The ADL has to go where the antisemites are
what's like saying that? i didn't make a statement, i asked a question. is this a "yes"?
It depends on the context, it's not a yes or no. I'm in favor of corporations boycotting X because they sell products. But the ADL is information and getting information into the antisemitic swamp may outweigh the negative impact of paying for the ads
i already feel like we don't see this from the same lens, but i'm curious about how far you would push this. should they advertise on gab, on rumble, on stormfront dot com?
no? they can monitor what goes on with platforms for hate speech without themselves adding content to that site? without advertising on that site? without endorsing the owner of that site? it's hypocritical to praise antisemites when your job is literally to not do that?
Looking forward to seeing ADL ads next time I'm on Gab, I guess?
Snorted when laughing
The real danger is if you leave a white supremacist org un-donated-to. That’s where they getcha.
Not clear they have the same view of X that you do. They consider Musks approval of literally Hitler to be slightly distasteful, but overall that he is an important antiracist leader.
No they defend the Zionist project and the government of Israel, which musk also supports. Incidental anti-Semitism on Twitter is of no concern to the ADL
I have a feeling you have jumped into a conversation thinking you know more about what has been going on at the ADL than you do.
Your take is the ADL has suddenly decided to hang with antisemites and abandon its core principles because reasons. Do I have that right?
The leader of the ADL just called a man who said he agrees with Hitler a "leader against hate".
... yes?
They are explicitly a propaganda arm of Israel. "Jews" is not a part of it. Hasn't been. Same reason he can openly praise Elon the day after he promotes an antisemitic conspiracy theory. Same reason he can attack actual Jews for supporting Palestinians. Pretty easy to understand, honestly.
Lol ok
Combating Hitler by giving Joseph Goebbels money doesn't seem all that smart, but idk.
That's not actually how you combat antisemitism, in my opinion.
So Democrats shouldn't go on FoxNews? Sometimes you gotta bring light to the swamp
I was unaware that Democrats advertised on Fox News. Now you've made me even more resistant to donating to them. Because advertising to the people who think that you are a minion of Satan (literally!) is a waste of money.
He meant they go on Fox News as guests, which is also stupid.
So you're saying the ADL needs to take out ads on The Daily Stormer?
Don't think X is quite there yet
You just said they they should go where the antisemitism is.
You're arguing just to argue and it's wasting my time. X is not the Daily Stormer. Every case and context is different.
No, I'm applying reductio ad absurdum. (Google it.) You're the one that's arguing just to argue.
X is a contested space with a wide reach being run by an antisemite. It's a public sphere whether we like it or not. Stormfront is a closed forum of Nazis. You're comparing apples and oranges and making no point at all.
Okay, the first part of your post is an actual argument, and maybe you have a point. But then you go and spoil it all by resuming the personal attacks. Not the way to get convince people to listen to you
As long as they can silence pro-palestine tweets Greenblat is cool with he richest man on earth agreeing with a "Hitler was right" post.
Damn. Fucking. Straight!
Pet peeve: "Are you comparing X to Y" when one is angry enough to want to respond, but unwilling to put in the effort to engage with the point being made.
Worry not, almost ALL of those who stopped (suspended, really) buying ads will return.
Triumphantly.
Within a few months. Bet on it.
Oh, before I forget, Fuck the ADL.
Greenblatt’s Judenrat
My head is spinning. Is Media Matters buying ads on X, too?
Cheaper than defending a lawsuit?
(That's a generous take...)
Oy!
👍👍👍👍
IBM suspends ads on X...
LionsGate Entertainment suspends ads on X...
Apple suspends ads on X...
EU Commission suspends ads on X...
Disney suspends ads on X...
Warner Bros suspends ads on X...
NBC Universal suspends ads on X...
Comcast suspends ads on X...
Paramount suspends ads on X...
Who's next?
IBM suspends advertising on X....
LionsGate Entertainment suspends ads on X....
Apple suspends ads on X....
EU Commission suspends ads on X....
Disney suspends ads on X....
Warner Bros suspends ads on X....
NBC Universal suspends ads on X....
Who's next?
Suspending ads on Twitter/X:
- Comcast/NBC
- Paramount
- Warner Bros.
- Disney
- Apple
- IBM
- Lionsgate
- European Commission
Suspending ads on Twitter/X:
- Comcast/NBC
- Paramount
- Warner Bros.
- Disney
- Apple
- IBM
- Lionsgate
- European Commission
- Sony <- New!!
- Ubisoft <- New!!
IBM suspends advertising on X....
LionsGate Entertainment suspends ads on X....
Apple suspends ads on X....
EU Commission suspends ads on X....
Disney suspends ads on X....
Warner Bros suspends ads on X....
NBC Universal suspends ads on X....
Who's next?
IBM suspends advertising on X....
LionsGate Entertainment suspends advertising on X....
Apple suspends advertising on X....
EU Commission suspends advertising on X....
Disney suspends advertising on X....
Who's next?
Suspending ads on X(formerly known as Twitter):
- Comcast/NBC
- Paramount
- Warner Bros.
- Disney
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- European Commission
Suspending ads on X(formerly known as Twitter):
- Comcast/NBC
- Paramount
- Warner Bros.
- Disney
- Apple
- IBM
- Lionsgate
- European Commission
Suspending ads on X (formerly Twitter) (so far);
- Comcast/NBC
- Paramount
- Warner Bros.
- Disney
- Apple
- IBM
- Lionsgate
- European Commission
www.axios.com/2023/11/17/c...
The company's ad business is in limbo as big companies pull out.
www.axios.com
A list of companies that have suspended advertising on Twitter/X after a media watchdog report found that their ads appeared alongside pro-Nazi tweets
- Apple
- Comcast
- Disney
- European Commission
- IBM
- Lionsgate
- Paramount
- Warner Brothers
New - NBC Universal
Here is a list of companies that have suspended advertising on Twitter/X after a media watchdog report found that their ads appeared alongside pro-Nazi tweets - Apple - Comcast - Disney - European Commission - IBM - Lionsgate - Paramount - Warner Brothers New - NBC Universal
Here is a list of companies that have suspended advertising on Twitter/X after a media watchdog report found that their ads appeared alongside pro-Nazi tweets
- Apple
- Comcast
- Disney
- European Commission
- IBM
- Lionsgate
- Paramount
- Warner Brothers
New - NBC Universal
#GazaGeniocide
Companies that suspended advertising on Twitter/X after a media watchdog report found their ads appeared alongside pro-Nazi tweets:
- Apple
- Comcast
- Disney
- European Commission
- IBM
- Lionsgate Studios
- NBC Universal
- Paramount Studios
- Warner Brothers
Exquisite 👨🍳😘
Breaking news: Disney, Apple, and Lionsgate were STILL buying ads on X until today.
Breaking News: Disney, Apple and Lionsgate halted ads on X as Elon Musk faced a furor over his endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory on the social media app, formerly known as Twitter.
Disney, Apple and Lionsgate halted marketing on X, formerly Twitter, as Elon Musk faced a furor over antisemitic abuse on his social media platform.
www.nytimes.com
Ironic that Disney and Ford no longer bought ads on eXtwitter due to Elon's anti-Semitism but the ADL is still buying ads there.
But here we are.
Apple suspended buying ads on X. So did Disney. IBM. Best Buy. Coca Cola. Chipotle. Ford. GM. Lionsgate. Macys. Meta. NBC. Paramount. Pfizer. Sony. Verizon. Warner Brothers. Volkswagen. United.
But who’s still buying ads on X? The ADL, under Jonathan Greenblatt’s instructions.
So if you’re IBM, wondering if buying ads on Twitter is a good idea, you could always say “Well the ADL is paying for ads here…”
Some companies that have halted advertising on X:
- Warner Bros.
- Sony
- Apple
- IBM
- Lionsgate
- Paramount / CBS
- Disney
The list continues to grow.
#Twitter #X #Advertising
It’s over.
RIP Twitter 2023.
What a sad, pathetic ending.
Suspending ads on Twitter/X (so far);
- Comcast/NBC
- Paramount
- Warner Bros.
- Disney
- Apple
- IBM
- Lionsgate
- European Commission
www.axios.com/2023/11/17/c...
The following companies suspended all advertising on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday:
• IBM
• Apple
• Disney
• Comcast
• Lionsgate
• Paramount
• Warner Bros
• NBC Universal
• European Commission
Wow, ludicrous. Even if you buy their argument that MM did some non-standard user-actions to get IBM ads to show next to Nazi content X still served IBM ads next to Nazi content.
This is just such a terrible terrible argument. Just so terrible. My even is already exhausted.
Elon Musk - too antisemitic for Disney, Warner Brothers, Apple, IBM, or Lionsgate,
but *just right* for the ADL!
And now CNN’s parent WBD has also halted ads on X. Between these companies and the reports about Apple, this is turning into a veritable Friday night massacre www.cnn.com/2023/11/17/t...
Companies pulling their ads from Twitter (thus far):
IBM
Lions Gate
Apple
Disney
Warner Brothers Discovery
Paramount Global
Comcast
NBCUniversal
Sony
Ubisoft
BREAKING: Ubisoft is the latest company to halt advertising on X, following Apple, Disney, NBC Universal, and others.
Media Matters is tracking the full list here: www.mediamatters.org/twitter/here...
Companies pulling their ads from Twitter (thus far):
IBM
Lions Gate
Apple
Disney
Warner Brothers Discovery
Paramount Global
Comcast
NBCUniversal
Sony
Ubisoft
That business model mystifies me. You're buying ads to bring people to spammy slideshows which you monetize by... selling ads? If it worked wouldn't your sponsors eventually just buy ads on the site YOU'RE buying ads on and skip the middleman?
Oh yes, IBM, Apple, Lionsgate, Disney, Paramount and Warner brothers ceasing to advertise on Twitter.
IBM, Lionsgate, Apple, now Disney, never a bad time for a TP throwback
