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X and Ad Boycotters Quietly Settle Dispute After Musk's Legal Threats

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Elon Musk's social media platform X had launched an aggressive legal campaign against advertisers who had boycotted the platform, with Musk personally seeking jail time for those involved. The high-profile confrontation, which Musk had publicly framed as a declaration of war against the ad boycott, ultimately ended without a dramatic legal resolution. The two sides have instead agreed to a so-called 'reset' of their relationship, effectively settling the dispute out of court. The anticlimactic conclusion marks a sharp contrast to the combative rhetoric that had surrounded the case from the start.

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