X To Donate Advertising And Subscription Revenue To Hospitals In Gaza And Israel (image-twitter/mary_frostt)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Wednesday that the X Corp will donate revenue generated by the social media platform from advertising and subscriptions to hospitals in Gaza as well as Israel. The decision came in as Musk and the platform was highly criticised for its antisemitic content.
“X Corp will be donating all revenue from advertising & subscriptions associated with the war in Gaza to hospitals in Israel and the Red Cross/Crescent in Gaza,” Tesla CEO wrote on X.
X Corp will be donating all revenue from advertising & subscriptions associated with the war in Gaza to hospitals in Israel and the Red Cross/Crescent in Gaza
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 21, 2023
In a follow-up post, he said that he will track down how the funds are being spent and go through Red Cross/Crescent. He also invited better ideas from the netizens. The post ended by saying, “We should care about the innocent regardless of race, creed, religion or anything else”.
We will track how funds are spent and go through Red Cross/Crescent.
Better ideas are welcome.
We should care about the innocent regardless of race, creed, religion or anything else.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 21, 2023
Musk didn’t include any details regarding how the fund will be donated or the amount details to be donated. Musk decided to donate as he faced criticism for the presence of antisemitic post on the social media site and after advertisers announcing paused campaigns on the platform over claims that their ads were placed near antisemitic content. A left leaning media watchdog Media Matter for America put out a report last week alleging that major companies’ advertisements were placed near antisemitic posts. But X filed a defamation lawsuit against the group on Monday, arguing it created a ‘false impression’ about how ads are being placed, reports Forbes.
A number of big advertisers including Comcast, IBM and Warner Bros. have said that they would halt their advertising on X following the Musk’s post.
Musk’s remark was also condemned by White House for boosting antisemitic sentiment and called it ‘unacceptable’, reports The New York Times. _The White House said in the statement, “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”.
