The White Home on Friday accused Elon Musk of repeating a “hideous” antisemitic lie on his social media web site X this week, calling it an “abhorrent promotion of antisemitic and racist hate” that “runs against our core values as Americans.”
“It is unacceptable to repeat the hideous lie behind the most fatal act of antisemitism in American history at any time, let alone one month after the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” White Home spokesperson Andrew Bates mentioned, responding to Musk’s submit on Wednesday and referring to Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault on Israel.
Representatives for Musk or X couldn’t instantly be reached for touch upon the White Home assertion.
X earlier declined to touch upon Musk’s submit, which endorsed a submit that falsely claimed members of the Jewish group have been stoking hatred in opposition to white individuals. X CEO Linda Yaccarino wrote on Thursday: “When it comes to this platform — X has also been extremely clear about our efforts to combat antisemitism and discrimination. There’s no place for it anywhere in the world — it’s ugly and wrong. Full stop.”
IBM mentioned on Thursday it had instantly suspended all promoting on X after a report discovered its advertisements have been positioned subsequent to content material selling Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Celebration.
Advertisers have fled the location since Musk purchased it in October 2022 and diminished content material moderation, leading to a pointy rise in hate speech on X, civil rights teams have mentioned. And massive buyers in Tesla have condemned Musk and have even known as for him to be suspended as CEO.
Antisemitism has been on the rise in recent times in the USA and worldwide. Following the outbreak of warfare between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas after final month’s assault, antisemitic incidents in the USA rose by practically 400% from the year-earlier interval, based on the Anti-Defamation League, a nonprofit that fights antisemitism.
