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NBC Nightly News presented an oddly cobbled together news item on Elon Musk that, more than anything, seemed intent on extending the controversy over a recent post and further instigating an ad war against X. Here is the entire report, as aired on NBC Nightly News on Thursday, November 30th, 2023 (click “expand” to view full transcript). A sample clip doesn't do it justice- you really need to see the whole weird hit:

More advertisers are likely to flee Elon Musks social-media company X after the billionaire lashed out at some of the biggest names in the media industry at a New York Times DealBook event for dropping out of the platform, analysts said on Thursday.

X risks not only losing corporate advertisers, but also money from political candidates. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Elon Musk launched into a profanity-laden diatribe against fleeing advertisers, accusing brands of blackmail, with apparent criticism directed at Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger in particular.

In a memo to employees on Thursday, which was seen by Reuters, X Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino said Musks interview was "candid and profound," and encouraged staff to watch it. She reiterated that Xs mission is to be an open platform without censorship.

CEO Linda Yaccarino reiterates that X’s mission is to be an open platform without censorship

Social media company X faces the probability of more advertisers leaving and has no clear fix in sight, ad industry experts said, after its billionaire...

Until 2019, Amazon was the undisputed US market leader for online groceries. Now, however, Walmart has taken over the lead. What happened?

Walmart has stopped advertising on social media platform X, the latest company to do so.

Elon Musk's verbal assault on advertisers who have shunned X (formerly Twitter) threatens to sink the social network further.