Campaign podcast: Elon Musk lawsuit, social media and social unrest

<p>Campaign features editor Matt Barker is joined in the studio by senior media reporter Shauna Lewis and senior creativity reporter Charlotte Rawlings.</p><br><p>The trio discuss Elon Musk's announcement that he will be suing the Global Alliance for Responsible Media in the US over an alleged "illegal boycott" of advertising on his X platform.</p><br><p>Chat then turns to the potential problems faced by brands on social media to a backdrop of rioting and protests, before unpicking the latest from WPP after it reported a drop in like-for-like revenue (less pass-through costs) in Q2.</p><br><p>Further reading</p><p><a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/now-war-elon-musks-x-sues-advertisers-alleged-illegal-boycott/1883443" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Now it is war': Elon Musk’s X sues advertisers over alleged ‘illegal boycott’</a></p><p><a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/adland-urged-step-social-medias-role-uk-riots/1883359" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adland urged to step up over social media's role in UK riots</a></p><p><a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/wpp-expects-revenues-decline-2024-cutting-forecast-3000-roles/1883448" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WPP now expects revenues to decline in 2024 after cutting forecast and 3,000 roles</a></p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>