More than 500 of Twitter's advertisers have paused spending on the micro blogging site since Elon Musk's takeover last year, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with its ad business.
The social media company's daily revenue on January 17 was 40% lower than the same day a year ago, the report added.
The drop in the company's revenue was first reported by technology newsletter Platformer on Tuesday.
Over 500 advertisers have paused spending on Twitter
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More than 500 of Twitter's advertisers have paused spending on the micro blogging site since Elon Musk's takeover last year, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with its ad business.
The social media company's daily revenue on January 17 was 40% lower than the same day a year ago, the report added.
The drop in the company's revenue was first reported by technology newsletter Platformer on Tuesday.
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Twitter did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment on both the media reports.
Since Musk took over Twitter last October, corporate advertisers have fled in response to the billionaire laying off thousands of employees and rushing a paid verification feature that resulted in scammers impersonating companies on Twitter.
The social media platform recently reversed its 2019 ban on political ads and said that it would relax advertising policy for “cause-based ads” in the US and align its ad policy with TV and other media outlets.
Reuters
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