Tensions look like escalating within the feud between Elon Musk and Disney CEO Bob Iger.
Electrical automobile information web site Electrek stories that Tesla has eliminated the Disney+ app from among the automobile’s infotainment programs. Some Tesla house owners have verified this story, leaving bewildered posts on social media about Disney+’s sudden disappearance.
“I can verify that Disney+ has been faraway from my Tesla Mannequin S,” tweeted Complete Mars Catalog.
I can verify that Disney+ has been faraway from my Tesla Mannequin S.
Unusually, our {Hardware} 3 Mannequin S on the identical firmware nonetheless has it. pic.twitter.com/pEZvLU5jLN
— Complete Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) December 18, 2023
“I’m not feeling good about this determination. Should not or not it’s free will, if folks determine to show away from Disney?” wrote @enriquemoreno.
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Musk vs. Iger
If true, the transfer is available in response to Disney pausing its promoting on Musk’s social media platform ‘X’ after he appeared to endorse a contentious antisemitic principle on-line.
A livid Musk lashed out at Disney (and CEO Bob Iger) throughout an interview on the New York Instances’ Dealbook Summit, saying that he wouldn’t be blackmailed by company cash.
“Go F$% your self,” he stated on the time.
Elon Musk on Disney advert income and Bob Iger.
“I hope they cease, do not promote.”
• “You do not need them to promote?”
“No.”
• “What do you imply?”
“If somebody goes to blackmail with advertisers, blackmail me with cash? Go fuck your self!”
“…”
“GO. FUCK. YOURSELF!” pic.twitter.com/W3CblzLW3z
— Tony Stonk ™ (@DickTugging) November 30, 2023
Now Tesla CEO Musk seems to be placing some chunk behind his bark, limiting entry to Disney+ for some Tesla drivers. In line with Electrek, not all Tesla house owners had been affected by the blackout—solely those that by no means used the app earlier than.
Nonetheless, the feud has left some Tesla drivers fairly testy.
For instance, an X consumer named @teslahoe tweeted: “So Disney+ has now been faraway from Tesla automobiles. I am assuming that is in retaliation to Disney pulling promoting from X (which they’ve each proper to do). So now I, as a mother, get to cope with telling my toddlers we will not watch Disney+ whereas in our Tesla and cope with their upset emotions as a result of 2 grown males cannot have a civil dialogue and transfer on.”
So Disney+ has now been faraway from Tesla automobiles. I am assuming that is in retaliation to Disney pulling promoting from X (which they’ve each proper to do).
So now I, as a mother, get to cope with telling my toddlers we will not watch Disney+ whereas in our Tesla and cope with… pic.twitter.com/YYuDLQDtIc
— The Tesla Hoe (@TheTeslaHoe) December 18, 2023
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