After a series of interactions between Disney CEO Bob Iger and Elon Musk, Disney+ has officially been removed from Tesla vehicles.
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This update came about a month after Disney and several other companies removed advertising from X (formerly Twitter). Disney and others chose to do this following comments made by Elon Musk that were deemed antisemitic. Iger stated publicly that he “…felt that the association was not necessarily a positive one for us”, and that is why he decided to pull Disney’s advertising. All of this led to Musk commenting on the situation at a live event… using some choice words. Then, he took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared more of his thoughts in a series of tweets. Now, we have an additional update on the conflict.
In an article written by Vulture, it was confirmed that Musk officially removed the Disney+ app from Teslas. Musk has not given a statement regarding his reasoning or commented on the situation.
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Plenty of Tesla drivers have noticed the removal of the Disney+ app. Vulture reported that even people who downloaded the Disney+ app noticed it was removed. There is a workaround to be able to get Disney+ back in your car, but it is a lot less convenient. To get access to Disney+ in your Tesla, you have to go into the browser, type in the URL for the website, and log in from there.
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All of this stemmed, as we mentioned, from Iger’s decision to remove advertising on X (formerly Twitter) after Musk endorsed some tweets deemed antisemitic. In a live media event, Musk made his feelings about this clear. He stated, “Don’t advertise. If someone is going to try and blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f**k yourself,” Musk said. “Go f**k yourself, is that clear? Hey Bob, if you’re in the audience. That’s how I feel, don’t advertise.”
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This was followed by some tweets on X from Musk. He wrote, “Bob Eiger thinks it’s cool to advertise next to child exploitation material. Real stand-up guy.” He later apologized (for the tweets, that is) and stated, “I mean, look, I’m sorry for that … post,” he said. “It was foolish of me. Of the 30,000 it might be literally the worst and dumbest post I’ve ever done.”
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We’ve been watching this unfold in the news recently, and we are keeping an eye out for the latest updates. We’ll let you know what we hear next, so keep checking in with us at DFB for the latest updates.
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No loss. Tesla’s have inferior quality with values dropping like a rock. Musk had his day in the sun with Tesla when there wasn’t competition, but it’s over at this point.
Musk is s bit interesting. Very smart guys for sure but often on the emotional level of a toddler. Start trade offs I guess.