Elon Musk on Wednesday told advertisers trying to "blackmail" him with ad money to "Go f**k yourself."

"Don't advertise," Musk said during an interview at the 2023 New York Times Dealbook Summit. "If someone is going to try and blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f**k yourself. Go f**k yourself, is that clear?"

"Hey Bob, if you're in the audience. That's how I feel, don't advertise," Musk said, referring to Disney CEO Bob Iger who spoke about his decision to pull ads from X earlier during the same summit.

Musk also said, "I have no problem being hated. Hate away."

Greg Price @greg_price11

.@elonmusk to corporations pulling ads from X:

"Don't advertise. If someone is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go fuck yourself. Go fuck yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is."

https://twitter.com/i/status/1729991837958414573

Poster Comment:

My tweet: Please give us a list of companies refusing to advertise on Twitter. Maybe we can bankrupt a few of them.