{"id":1464446,"date":"2022-05-05T06:44:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T10:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1464446"},"modified":"2022-05-05T06:44:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T10:44:48","slug":"groups-backed-by-george-soros-and-teachers-unions-pressure-advertisers-to-boycott-twitter-following-musk-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/groups-backed-by-george-soros-and-teachers-unions-pressure-advertisers-to-boycott-twitter-following-musk-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Groups Backed by George Soros and Teachers\u2019 Unions Pressure Advertisers to Boycott Twitter Following Musk Takeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgroups-backed-by-george-soros-and-teachers-unions-pressure-advertisers-to-boycott-twitter-following-musk-takeover%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1464446&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Jeff Sica, Chief Investment Officer at Circle Squared Alternative Investments, sits down with Stuart Varney to discuss ways Twitter can thrive under Elon Musk&#8217;s ownership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Multiple left-wing groups backed by teachers\u2019 unions and George Soros\u00a0have signed a letter pressuring Twitter\u2019s top advertisers to boycott the social media platform if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> goes through with his promise to uphold free speech.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/accountabletech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Letter-to-Twitter-Advertisers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">letter<\/a> to brands signed by 26 groups, including Media Matters for America and UltraViolet, said marketers should make sure advertising deals made with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> are contingent that it will uphold its previous content moderation policies regarding hateful conduct.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/elon-musk-twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ELON MUSK CALLS OUT GROUPS PRESSURING MAJOR BRANDS TO FORCE TWITTER TO UPHOLD CONTENT POLICIES AMID PURCHASE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/931\/523\/3e41c49d-Elon-Musk.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Elon Musk\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives for the Axel Springer media award in Berlin.<\/span><span> (Hannibal Hanschke\/Pool Photo via AP, File \/ AP Newsroom)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Elon Musk\u2019s takeover of Twitter will further toxify our information ecosystem and be a direct threat to public safety, especially among those already most vulnerable and marginalized,&#8221; the letter states. &#8220;Under the guise of \u2018free speech,\u2019 his vision will silence and endanger marginalized communities, and tear at the fraying fabric of democracy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Under Musk\u2019s management, Twitter risks becoming a cesspool of misinformation, with your brand attached, polluting our information ecosystem in a time where trust in institutions and news media is already at an all-time low,&#8221; the letter continues. &#8220;Your ad dollars can either fund Musk\u2019s vanity project or hold him to account.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The letter demands that advertisers boycott Musk&#8217;s Twitter if it does not uphold &#8220;basic standards of community trust and safety.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Many of the groups that signed the letter have been financially backed by George Soros\u2019 Open Society Foundations and teachers&#8217; unions, including the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and National Education Association (NEA).<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/931\/523\/George-Soros-Open-Societies-Foundation.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"George Soros\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>George Soros delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 23, 2020, in Davos, Switzerland.<\/span><span> (Fabrice Coffrini\/AFP via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Media Matters for America, a progressive media watchdog, is funded by a coalition of donors, including the NEA, the largest labor union in the country, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10780583\/George-Soros-Clinton-Obama-staffers-European-governments-anti-Musk-campaign.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Daily Mail reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UltraViolet, a women\u2019s advocacy group, is backed in part by AFT, the second-largest teachers&#8217; union in the country, and the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), as well as MoveOn, a Soros-backed advocacy group, according to Influence Watch.<\/p>\n<p>NARAL Pro-Choice America, a pro-abortion nonprofit, is backed in part by AFT and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), according to Influence Watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Women&#8217;s March, a feminist group, is funded in part by AFT and the Soros-backed MoveOn, according to Influence Watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The groups Free Press and Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, which also signed the letter, are funded in part by Soros\u2019 Open Society Institute, according to Influence Watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/931\/523\/d6779302-Elon-Musk.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing \" Cyber Rodeo \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing &#8220;Cyber Rodeo&#8221; grand opening party in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022.<\/span><span> (Suzanne Cordeiro\/AFP via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Multiple European governments are also major donors to one of the letter&#8217;s signatories, Access Now, The Daily Mail reported.<\/p>\n<p>Access Now, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessnow.org\/financials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">discloses its funding online<\/a>, is backed in part by\u00a0the Swedish government&#8217;s development agency, Sida, the governments of Canada, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as Soros&#8217; Open Society Foundations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Musk had called for an investigation into the groups after the letter was published Tuesday, tweeting, &#8220;Who funds these organizations that want to control your access to information? Let\u2019s investigate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sunlight is the best disinfectant,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Sica, Chief Investment Officer at Circle Squared Alternative Investments, sits down with Stuart Varney to discuss ways Twitter can thrive under Elon Musk&#8217;s ownership. 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