Billionaire blames the civil rights group's analysis of hate speech on X for the social platform's falling ad revenue.
roughly 60% since his formal takeover of the platform in October of 2022, is"primarily due to pressure on advertisers" by the ADL.
Musk's threats to sue the ADL come after a campaign called #BanTheADL trended on X this weekend. Musk engaged with the campaign, which calls for the group's account on X to be banned, and The ADL said it normally doesn't comment on legal threats, but in a statement shared with CBS MoneyWatch on Tuesday it addressed the campaign to remove its account from X.
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