Elon Musk
X: Media cooperation collapsed after “tense” interview
The online platform X belongs to the tech billionaire Elon Musk. photo
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The “Don Lemon Show” initially appeared exclusively on X, formally Twitter, for 24 hours. That’s enough of that.
He asked Musk, among other things, about the spread of hate speech on X (formerly Twitter), the tech billionaire’s meeting with ex-President Donald Trump and media reports that the tech billionaire was using drugs. “Elon Musk is mad at me,” Lemon said in a video.
“Don Lemon Show” now without an X partnership
After the cooperation with Lemon announced in January, three 30-minute episodes of his show were to be shown exclusively on X every week, initially for 24 hours. Afterwards, Lemon was able to publish them elsewhere on the Internet. Now he will present the “Don Lemon Show” on YouTube and as a podcast – as well as on X. The interview with Musk will be shown as the first episode next Monday.
The deal with Lemon was presented in January by X boss Linda Yaccarino. It is trying to establish the platform, which is suffering from a decline in advertising revenue, more firmly in the media business. According to Lemon, as part of the partnership, X promised him that the consequences would be prominently displayed on the platform.
X said it decided against a partnership with Lemon “after careful consideration.” Musk wrote on
Lemon saw a departure from Musk’s promise to enable free expression: that apparently “does not include questions to him from people like me.” Musk often reacts thinly to questions in interviews and repeatedly accuses the media of false reporting about him and the companies he leads, such as the electric car maker Tesla.