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Musk Calls for Bob Iger’s Resignation Amid Advertising Dispute<!-- wp:html --><p>Michael M Santiago/Getty Images</p> <p>X owner <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a> on Thursday called for the resignation of Disney CEO <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/bob-iger">Bob Iger</a> after the entertainment company paused advertising on the social media platform, deepening the ongoing <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/disney-ceo-bob-iger-is-getting-pummeled-by-nelson-peltz-and-other-angry-billionaires">feud</a> between the world’s richest man and the leader of the world’s largest media conglomerate</p> <p>At <em>The New York Times</em>’ annual DealBook Summit last month, Musk repeatedly told the advertisers who’d fled over his endorsement of an antisemitic Tweet, to “<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-tells-advertisers-who-quit-x-twitter-to-go-fck-yourself?ref=topic">Go fuck yourself</a>,” before addressing Iger directly. “Hey, Bob.”</p> <p>On Wednesday, a New Mexico <a href="https://www.nmag.gov/attorney-general-raul-torrez-files-lawsuit-against-meta-platforms-and-mark-zuckerberg-to-protect-children-from-sexual-abuse-and-human-trafficking/">lawsuit</a> against X’s competitor Meta Platforms—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—as well as Mark Zuckerberg, alleged both platforms have served as “prime locations for predators to trade child pornography and solicit minors for sex.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-calls-for-disney-ceo-bob-igers-resignation-amid-advertising-dispute">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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X owner Elon Musk on Thursday called for the resignation of Disney CEO Bob Iger after the entertainment company paused advertising on the social media platform, deepening the ongoing feud between the world’s richest man and the leader of the world’s largest media conglomerate

At The New York Times’ annual DealBook Summit last month, Musk repeatedly told the advertisers who’d fled over his endorsement of an antisemitic Tweet, to “Go fuck yourself,” before addressing Iger directly. “Hey, Bob.”

On Wednesday, a New Mexico lawsuit against X’s competitor Meta Platforms—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—as well as Mark Zuckerberg, alleged both platforms have served as “prime locations for predators to trade child pornography and solicit minors for sex.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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