Musk Vows To Sue Advertisers That Ditched X, Wants States To Pursue Criminal Charges For “Collaborators”

The New York Post reports:

Billionaire Elon Musk threatened legal action Thursday against an alliance that includes some of the world’s biggest companies over an “advertising boycott racket” that has contributed to a revenue crunch at his social media platform X.

Musk, who bought the company formerly known as Twitter for $44 billion in 2022, made the claim in response to a video of Daily Wire founder Ben Shapiro’s Congressional testimony this week on alleged advertiser collusion against conservative platforms.

“Having seen the evidence unearthed today by Congress, X has no choice but to file suit against the perpetrators and collaborators in the advertising boycott racket,” Musk wrote on X. “Hopefully, some states will consider criminal prosecution.”

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