Twitter appears to delay links by five seconds to sites Elon Musk dislikes
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X CEO Says Platform Added 10M Users in December
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The Spin
Narrative A
Musk was absolutely right when he called his recent Tweet a massive mistake. Not only did he push antisemitic propaganda to his millions of followers, but he gave even more advertisers a reason to stop spending on his financially depleting company. X has already lost 50% of advertising revenue since the billionaire acquired the company last year, and now he's losing the select few who still stood with him.
Narrative B
No one can deny X's financial troubles, but that doesn't mean the platform is doomed. Whether you agree with him or not, Musk is a fighter for free speech. Even regarding his recent controversial post, billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who has led the fight against antisemitism on college campuses, called out the hypocrisy of other social media companies not facing boycotts despite displaying similar content on their respective platforms.