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If Elon Musk's X threatened a big ad company with government interference, that's very bad

Business Insider · last updated
Here’s a 100% hypothetical scenario: Say a Big Tech CEO calls up a big ad agency and tells them it’d be a good idea to spend more money with his company. Because if they don’t, he knows people in the US government … I know, I know. That would never happen.

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