Elon Musk's appearance at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
Elon Musk clarifies controversial comments made to advertisers at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, emphasizing importance of free speech. X competes with social media giants for ad dollars.
Key Points
- Musk clarifies 'Go f**k yourself' comment was about freedom of speech, not directed at all advertisers
- X competes with Meta, Snap, and Reddit for ad dollars
- X (formerly Twitter) used to have a strong presence at Cannes Lions to court advertisers
Pros
- Emphasizes importance of global free speech platform
- Attempts to win back ad dollars for X
Cons
- Controversial comments made by Musk in the past