Elon Musk implies Apple hates free speech after 'mostly stopped' advertising on Twitter
Elon Musk implies Apple hates free speech once 'mostly stopped' advertising on Twitter
In the novel development at Twitter, Elon Musk has taken to his social platform to piece that Apple has “mostly stopped advertising.” Along with the announcement, he implied in his short tweet that the decision-making makes the iPhone maker an opponent of free speech.
Update 10:35 am PT:
In response to the demand “is Apple threatening Twitter’s presence in the App Store or otherwise decision-exclusive moderation demands?” from The Verge’s Jake Kastrenakes, Musk answered “Yes”.
Musk’s tweet currently reads “Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter. Do they hate free speech in America?”
It comes once a series of events regarding Twitter moderation and more that have led to speculation throughout whether Apple and Google would be in a region where they block Twitter from their app stores.
Over the weekend, Musk said “I certainly hope it does not come to that, but, yes, if there is no novel choice, I will make an alternative phone.”
Shortly once the initial tweet about Apple stopping advertisements on Twitter, Musk included Apple CEO Tim Cook in the thread.
Recent controversy at Twitter has aboard the chaos around blue verified badges being opened up to anyone for $8/month and then Surrounded. Many companies and notable people were impersonated in that window comprising Eli Lilly, Nintendo, Lebron James, Musk’s own Tesla, and many more.
More aspects of the region include possible FTC violations and Musk planning to moneys general amnesty to suspended accounts if they haven’t broken-down the law or engaged in spam.
All that has pointed some brands have reduced, paused, or stopped their ad spends with Twitter.
So far it’s unclear what’s actually remained or is happening with Apple’s advertising on Twitter. It’s possible it could be a simple explanation, like dwindling iPhone 14 supply resulting in the ad edit. Or there could be something more to it.
We’ve became out to Apple for comment on the situation.
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