What Happened: Musk said he is sticking to his principles after reports of several big companies pulling advertisements from X due to his posts supporting antisemitic conspiracy theories, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

"I am sticking to my principles!" Musk said in response to a post by Replit CEO Amjad Masad.

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"As for any fake advocacy groups who seek to suppress free speech, they should remember that karma is real," he added, pointing fingers at Media Matters and the Anti-Defamation League.

Musk's anger at Media Matters is quite evident from his other posts, too.

In one such post, Musk called it an "evil organization".

The outrage against Musk and X stems from an antisemitic theory that Musk endorsed earlier this week. Responding to allegations of "Jewish communities" pushing white hatred, Musk called it the "actual truth."

This has drawn sharp criticism from Jewish leaders, who called on companies like Apple, Disney and Amazon to "stop funding X through their ad spend."

Earlier this week, nonprofit Media Matters reported that ads of big companies like Apple, IBM, Oracle, Bravo, and Xfinity, among others, are being displayed next "to content that touts Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party."

This prompted IBM Corp. (NYSE:IBM) to immediately pull ads from X.

Interestingly, this is the second instance of Apple pulling its ads from X — almost a year ago, the company stopped advertising on the platform, prompting Musk to ask the company's chief Tim Cook "what's going on?".

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