Linda Yaccarino

Elon Musk-owned company may be at a risk of losing as much as $75 million in advertising revenue and recently, a report claimed that the social media company is looking to change its advertising strategy after Musk asked advertisers pulling ads from the platform to “Go! f**k yourselves”. As a part of this strategy, X (formerly Twitter) may be looking to tap the Japanese market.X to hire engineers in JapanTwo developments this week suggest that Japan is one of the priority markets for the company. Firstly, X will start…

More than 10 million people have signed up for X in December, X CEO Linda Yaccarino said in a post on the social media platform on Thursday.This comes as the company, formerly known as Twitter, risks losing as much $75 million in advertising revenue by the end of the year as major brands pause their marketing campaigns on the platform, according to the New York Times.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Digital TransformationVisitIndian School of…

Elon Musk’s snarky, anti-woke chatbot, Grok, started rolling out to X Premium Plus users on Thursday. X users who paid $16 a month, or $22 via the app, for a blue checkmark started receiving the added feature of getting roasted by xAI’s premiere generative AI chatbot.Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next House With… AI? | AI Unlocked“Welcome to the world Grok — the ultimate ride or die,” said X CEO Linda Yaccarino in an X post that didn’t make much sense. The true “ride or die” is Yaccarino herself, who continues to stand…

X Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino, who oversees the social network's relationships with advertisers, sent a memo to employees signalling her support of owner Elon Musk after his incendiary comments insulting brands that have backed away from the platform.“Our principles do not have a price tag, nor will they be compromised — ever,” Yaccarino wrote Thursday, a day after Musk told former advertisers including Walt Disney Co. to go “f—-” themselves. “No matter how hard they try, we will not be distracted by sideline…

Elon Musk’s F-bomb-laden tirade at advertisers will make X Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino’s job harder as she tries to rebuild the company’s ad-sales business, industry executives said. “It’s a line in the sand that can’t be undrawn,” said Craig Atkinson, chief executive officer of Code3. “I have no idea what kind of salesmanship can counteract a sentiment like that.” Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Elon Musk’s F-bomb-laden tirade at advertisers will…

Elon Musk, facing the fact that an already financially-precarious X could be poised to lose another $75 million in ad revenue following his boosting of an antisemitic conspiracy theory, has a new message for advertisers pulling back from the platform: “Go fuck yourself.”Musk repeated the sentiment multiple times during an appearance at The New York Times’ DealBook event. “Don’t advertise,” Musk said. “If somebody is going to try and blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money? Go fuck yourself. Is that clear? I…

More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday accused X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, of failing to curb and profiting from misinformation and violent content related to the Israel-Hamas war. In a letter to X CEO Linda Yaccarino and owner Elon Musk, the lawmakers voiced concerns about the social media company’s “ongoing failure” to enforce its policies on “the promotion of misinformation and hateful, violent, and terroristic propaganda videos” since the outbreak of the conflict last month.…

In a lawsuit filed Monday night, Elon Musk’s X is alleging a report on content moderation from Media Matters maliciously scared off advertisers like Apple and IBM. Last week, the media watchdog reported advertisements from major brands were appearing next to antisemitic content on the platform. But Musk may have scared advertisers himself as the billionaire shared his controversial thoughts on Jews last week.Mr. Tweet Fumbles Super Bowl TweetThe lawsuit alleges Media Matters manipulated their report by following accounts…

November 21, 2023 @ 3:51 PM Over two dozen House Democrats signed an open letter on Tuesday to Elon Musk and X CEO Linda Yaccarino saying that their social media platform has become a “hotbed of misinformation and terrorist propaganda,” and the platform has been profiting off of related videos from Hamas since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israeli civilians.   Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) penned the open letter, published Tuesday and signed by another 25 Democratic colleagues, including Rep.…

Updated Nov. 21, 2023 11:08 am ETX sued Media Matters for America after the left-leaning media watchdog group reported ads appeared near antisemitic and pro-Nazi content on the social-media platform formerly known as Twitter.X alleged in its lawsuit filed in federal court Monday that Media Matters was trying to drive away its advertisers. Media Matters in a report last week said X placed ads for certain companies next to posts supporting Nazis and white nationalism. Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights…