Think about some company that was just starting to think about advertising on Twitter.
And now Elon Musk is threatening that if you ever stop advertising with them, he will try to convince his followers to boycott your products.
hard sell, considering you clearly don't know the meaning of the word.
"the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats."
He's threatening advertisers so that they'll stay on the platform and continue to pay him. Why isn't that extortion?
> Remember, the word blackmail refers to a crime wherein the threat is a revelation of information, extortion refers to a crime wherein the threat is either physical, violent or an unfair use of power.
Generally no, that's not true. For example:
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/18/00.039.02...
"Theft by extortion. . . . if he intentionally obtains or withholds property of another by threatening to . . . expose any secret tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt or ridicule"
"A thermonuclear name & shame is exactly what will happen if this continues."
Saying you will publicly shame someone if they do something you don't want them to isn't a threat?
> Remember, the word blackmail refers to a crime wherein the threat is a revelation of information, extortion refers to a crime wherein the threat is either physical, violent or an unfair use of power.
I assert that getting people to boycott me because I don't buy his services would be an unfair use of his power.
And if you disagree, then please explain to me how boycotting Twitter or people who advertise on Twitter is bad...?
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(Note punishments for certain content do count as a cost.)
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Giants
[2]https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jun/30/third-of-...
Or do you think it's more likely that GM, Audi, Mazda, Porsche, VW, and Ford don't want to give money to Twitter (and by extension Musk and their competitor Tesla), and they're blaming the boogey-man of "activist groups"?
Got it.
Facts are a thing, and it's worth deriving them by looking at the available evidence.
It makes me really sad to see someone who is absolutely convinced by the media narrative, who won't even look into other evidence.
We know that activists target advertisers and investors. It's not just a fact, it is their stated goal and they have countless examples where their targeting accomplished their goals.