Linda Yaccarino, CEO, X/Twitter speaks onstage throughout Vox Media’s 2023 Code Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel on September 27, 2023 in Dana Point, California.
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Linda Yaccarino despatched a memo to employees of X (previously Twitter) on Thursday within the aftermath of Elon Musk’s interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin, which she characterised to her workers as “candid” and “profound.”
On Wednesday on the DealBook Summit, Musk accused advertisers of making an attempt to “blackmail” him by pulling advertisements from the platform after Musk stated he agreed with a social media publish accusing “Jewish communities” of pushing “hatred in opposition to whites.” Musk’s authentic feedback drew condemnation from the White House, which blasted Musk for selling “antisemitic and racist hate.”
“If anyone’s going to strive to blackmail me with promoting?” X proprietor and CTO Musk said during the interview. “Blackmail me with cash? Go f— your self. Go. F—. Yourself. Is that clear?”
In the memo despatched Thursday, Yaccarino informed employees that the X proprietor “shared an unmatched and fully unvarnished perspective and imaginative and prescient for the long run.”
She urged employees who didn’t watch the interview to “please take the time to take in the magnitude and significance of what we’re all part of. Because that is precisely what I needed to deal with with you right now.”
During the interview, Musk lashed out at corporations like Disney and Apple that paused their promoting campaigns with X. Musk denied he’s antisemitic and apologized for his X posts, calling it “one of the silly if not essentially the most silly factor I’ve ever performed on the platform.”
Read the complete memo beneath:
Proud to be at X with YOU!
Hi all,
Yesterday I posted this about DealBook and the X neighborhood has been fairly lit up right now on the identical matter. Elon’s interview was candid and profound. He shared an unmatched and fully unvarnished perspective and imaginative and prescient for the long run. If you have not watched it, please take the time to take in the magnitude and significance of what we’re all part of. Because that is precisely what I needed to deal with with you right now.
We’re at one of the maverick corporations on the planet and we get to do issues which have by no means been performed earlier than. X sits in a one-of-a-kind constellation of corporations which might be altering the world – from serving to to preserve the planet by means of Tesla’s electrical automobiles, to exploring new planets with SpaceX, to the seamless world connectivity of Starlink, to the potential of remodeling lives with Neuralink, to responsibly reimagining the advantages of AGI by means of xAI.
You’re at X as a result of you’ve gotten the braveness and conviction to construct and operationalize essentially the most consequential platform that exists. That’s fairly an enviable place to be in.
Our mission at X is daring: to be an open platform with out censorship of thought – one that gives individuals data and the liberty to make up their very own minds. Our rules don’t have a price ticket, nor will they be compromised – ever. And regardless of how arduous they struggle, we won’t be distracted by sideline critics who do not perceive our mission.
I’m immensely proud to lead this firm – with the passionate individuals and companions of the X neighborhood and most thankfully with all of YOU.
As all the time, when you want me – I’m right here.
Linda
Watch: Elon Musk to advertisers who are trying to “blackmail” him.