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Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeover (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 3 months ago by vegeta@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ah yes, suing over a boycott. Totally legal and smart. Why hasn't anyone ever done that before.

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 0 points 3 months ago

Definitely going to look like a safe bet for future advertising opportunities.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

They have!

Obviously it never worked though.

[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago

Ruin a popular site at a blistering pace driving away users.
Criticize advertisers for also leaving and tell them to leave if they don't like step 1.
Sue said advertisers for leaving.
No one wants to advertise with you.
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Did I miss anything?

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 months ago

Gonna sue my whole neighborhood for not buying my homemade brownies.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I’m really straining to see what he’s even suing for and on what grounds. He surely thinks he has some kind of case - what is it? He’s suing them for antitrust conspiracy? But that would only make sense to do against another ad platform, not advertisers themselves. I know I’m supposed to just say “he’s stupid this is stupid” but my brain has trouble letting go of the idea that he must be thinking something here, yet I can’t tell for the life of me what it is.

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

I wasn't aware you can sue your customers when they decide to not give you their business anymore.

Imagine Walmart suing people, because they shop somewhere else now. Or your plumber because you called someone else to unclog your toilet.

It doesn't sound like Musk is suing them because they broke any contracts, just that several big advertiser spoke to each other and decided not to renew contracts because of rising antisemitism, hates peach and fake news.

I mean, I tell people for 30 years not to buy Nestlé products because of their disregard for human rights. Can Nestlé now sue me too?

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