New York CNN —At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an account promoting fascism.
Spokespeople for NCTA and pharmaceutical company Gilead said that they immediately paused their ad spending on X after CNN flagged their ads on the pro-Nazi account.
Hours after the Media Matters report was published Wednesday morning and CNN observed additional brands’ ads running on the account, the account appeared to be suspended.
“Media Matters and other observers have documented how X has remained a dangerous cesspool of content, especially for advertisers,” Wednesday’s report states.
Media Matters says it has also documented instances of brands’ ads being placed next to content from Holocaust denial and white nationalist accounts.
Persons:
Linda Yaccarino, Hitler, Gilead, ”, Brian Dietz, ” “, ” Dietz, X, Jason Yellin, NYU Langone, “, Elon, Musk, Yaccarino —, X —, ” Yaccarino, Yaccarino
Organizations:
New, New York CNN, Media, America, Nazi Party, Adobe, Gilead Sciences, University of Maryland’s, New York University Langone Hospital, Television Association, CNN, ” “ Brand, University of, Maryland Football, NYU, Twitter, CNBC, “ Media, X
Locations:
New York, Elon Musk’s