Neil Young; Elon Musk.Photo:Angela Weiss/Getty; Kevin Mazur/MG22/GettyNeil Youngis joining the growing list ofElon Muskcritics.After the Tesla, Inc. CEO recentlygarnered backlash from the White Housefor posting a “hideous” antisemitic lie last week on X (formerly Twitter), Neil Young revealed he’ll no longer be posting to the Musk-owned social media platform.“We are stopping all use of X that we can control. For reasons that should be obvious to the richest man on Earth, we are taking this action against his company,” reada post shared to the Grammy winner’s websiteon Sunday.Neil Young.Ross Gilmore/Redferns"For our many Palestinian friends and our many Jewish friends, we do need to start over in the present and release our terrible connections to the past," continued Young’s note.“As bad as they are, they need to be forgotten to we can be free to move on in life together, all humanity, focused on saving our planet for future generations of all people,” concluded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member.Alongside Young’s statement, he shared an image of Musk alongside the text: “Teslas should fly flags of love — not hate.“Elon Musk; White House.Chesnot/Getty; GettyLast week, Musk endorsed an X post falsely claiming that Jewish people were stoking hatred against White people, prompting a response from White House spokesperson Andrew Bates.“It is unacceptable to repeat the hideous lie behind the most fatal act of Antisemitism in American history at any time, let alone one month after the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” read the White House’s statement, shared to X on Friday.Bates added, “We condemn this abhorrent promotion of Antisemitic and racist hate in the strongest terms, which runs against our core values as Americans. We all have a responsibility to bring people together against hate, and an obligation to speak out against anyone who attacks the dignity of their fellow Americans and compromises the safety of our communities.“Elon Musk.Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via GettyMusk’s controversial post saw him respond “absolute truth” to a tweet that falsely claimed that Jewish communities were pushing “hatred against whites.“As Bates himself noted, the same false conspiracy theory motivated the gunman who opened fire at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018,killing 11 people.Musk’s tweet has also landed him in hot water with advertisers, withIBM suspending its ads on Xafter the company’s corporate ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content.Neil Young.Angela Weiss/Getty ImagesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.SinceHamas' Oct. 7 attackon southern Israel, in which terrorists killed hundreds of civilians and soldiers andtook around 240 people hostage, antisemitism has been on the rise.Young has long been outspoken about his social and political beliefs. He previouslypulled his music from Spotifydue to misinformation on the platform last year andquit Facebookfor similar reasons in 2019.
Neil Young; Elon Musk.Photo:Angela Weiss/Getty; Kevin Mazur/MG22/Getty
Angela Weiss/Getty; Kevin Mazur/MG22/Getty
Neil Youngis joining the growing list ofElon Muskcritics.After the Tesla, Inc. CEO recentlygarnered backlash from the White Housefor posting a “hideous” antisemitic lie last week on X (formerly Twitter), Neil Young revealed he’ll no longer be posting to the Musk-owned social media platform.“We are stopping all use of X that we can control. For reasons that should be obvious to the richest man on Earth, we are taking this action against his company,” reada post shared to the Grammy winner’s websiteon Sunday.Neil Young.Ross Gilmore/Redferns"For our many Palestinian friends and our many Jewish friends, we do need to start over in the present and release our terrible connections to the past,” continued Young’s note.“As bad as they are, they need to be forgotten to we can be free to move on in life together, all humanity, focused on saving our planet for future generations of all people,” concluded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member.Alongside Young’s statement, he shared an image of Musk alongside the text: “Teslas should fly flags of love — not hate.“Elon Musk; White House.Chesnot/Getty; GettyLast week, Musk endorsed an X post falsely claiming that Jewish people were stoking hatred against White people, prompting a response from White House spokesperson Andrew Bates.“It is unacceptable to repeat the hideous lie behind the most fatal act of Antisemitism in American history at any time, let alone one month after the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” read the White House’s statement, shared to X on Friday.Bates added, “We condemn this abhorrent promotion of Antisemitic and racist hate in the strongest terms, which runs against our core values as Americans. We all have a responsibility to bring people together against hate, and an obligation to speak out against anyone who attacks the dignity of their fellow Americans and compromises the safety of our communities.“Elon Musk.Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via GettyMusk’s controversial post saw him respond “absolute truth” to a tweet that falsely claimed that Jewish communities were pushing “hatred against whites.“As Bates himself noted, the same false conspiracy theory motivated the gunman who opened fire at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018,killing 11 people.Musk’s tweet has also landed him in hot water with advertisers, withIBM suspending its ads on Xafter the company’s corporate ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content.Neil Young.Angela Weiss/Getty ImagesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.SinceHamas' Oct. 7 attackon southern Israel, in which terrorists killed hundreds of civilians and soldiers andtook around 240 people hostage, antisemitism has been on the rise.Young has long been outspoken about his social and political beliefs. He previouslypulled his music from Spotifydue to misinformation on the platform last year andquit Facebookfor similar reasons in 2019.
Neil Youngis joining the growing list ofElon Muskcritics.
After the Tesla, Inc. CEO recentlygarnered backlash from the White Housefor posting a “hideous” antisemitic lie last week on X (formerly Twitter), Neil Young revealed he’ll no longer be posting to the Musk-owned social media platform.
“We are stopping all use of X that we can control. For reasons that should be obvious to the richest man on Earth, we are taking this action against his company,” reada post shared to the Grammy winner’s websiteon Sunday.
Neil Young.Ross Gilmore/Redferns
“For our many Palestinian friends and our many Jewish friends, we do need to start over in the present and release our terrible connections to the past,” continued Young’s note.
“As bad as they are, they need to be forgotten to we can be free to move on in life together, all humanity, focused on saving our planet for future generations of all people,” concluded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member.
Alongside Young’s statement, he shared an image of Musk alongside the text: “Teslas should fly flags of love — not hate.”
Elon Musk; White House.Chesnot/Getty; Getty
Chesnot/Getty; Getty
Last week, Musk endorsed an X post falsely claiming that Jewish people were stoking hatred against White people, prompting a response from White House spokesperson Andrew Bates.
“It is unacceptable to repeat the hideous lie behind the most fatal act of Antisemitism in American history at any time, let alone one month after the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” read the White House’s statement, shared to X on Friday.
Bates added, “We condemn this abhorrent promotion of Antisemitic and racist hate in the strongest terms, which runs against our core values as Americans. We all have a responsibility to bring people together against hate, and an obligation to speak out against anyone who attacks the dignity of their fellow Americans and compromises the safety of our communities.”
Elon Musk.Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty
Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty
Musk’s controversial post saw him respond “absolute truth” to a tweet that falsely claimed that Jewish communities were pushing “hatred against whites.”
As Bates himself noted, the same false conspiracy theory motivated the gunman who opened fire at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018,killing 11 people.
Musk’s tweet has also landed him in hot water with advertisers, withIBM suspending its ads on Xafter the company’s corporate ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content.
Neil Young.Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Angela Weiss/Getty Images
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SinceHamas' Oct. 7 attackon southern Israel, in which terrorists killed hundreds of civilians and soldiers andtook around 240 people hostage, antisemitism has been on the rise.
Young has long been outspoken about his social and political beliefs. He previouslypulled his music from Spotifydue to misinformation on the platform last year andquit Facebookfor similar reasons in 2019.
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