ABC Loses Almost 1 Million Subscribers Overnight After Elon Musk’s Boycott Call (Page 7 ) | September 17, 2024

Could Musk actually launch a television network dedicated to unfiltered debate and free speech, free from the “biased” fact-checkers of mainstream media? While the idea may sound absurd, Musk’s track record suggests that he thrives on taking bold, unconventional risks—and making them work.

It wouldn’t be the first time he ventured into uncharted territory. After all, Musk started with electric cars when everyone told him it couldn’t be done, then he launched rockets to Mars, and now he’s making waves in social media. Why wouldn’t the next logical step be to take over mainstream media?

“We’ll see,” Musk teased in a tweet when asked about his future media ambitions. “ABC is just the beginning.”

As expected, Musk’s boycott sparked a firestorm of reactions on social media. Supporters praised him for “sticking it to the biased media,” while critics accused him of using his influence to suppress free speech by encouraging a boycott of a network trying to hold candidates accountable.

“Elon Musk is not saving free speech—he’s trying to silence a network that dared to fact-check his preferred candidate,” one media critic tweeted. “This is a dangerous precedent.”

But for every critic, there were ten more Musk supporters ready to defend his actions. “It’s not about silencing ABC,” one Twitter/X user responded. “It’s about holding them accountable. If they can’t deliver fair news, they don’t deserve our money.”

With nearly a million subscribers gone overnight and the #BoycottABC movement showing no signs of slowing down, ABC now faces a tough decision: Will they attempt to appease the Musk-initiated revolt by altering their approach to political coverage, or will they double down on their editorial stance and weather the storm?

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