BMW group The United Kingdom’s announcement that he “no longer publishes on X” was encountered with backlash and mockery. In its article, the British branch of the German luxury manufacturer has also assured customers that the company would continue to publish on Facebook and Instagram.
Although the company did not explain the reasoning behind the decision, many social media users have linked it to a controversy involving the owner X Elon Musk Doing what the criticisms say was a “Nazi salute” during the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
Musque has Hold on the heat of the criticisms that accused him of having made a “fascist salute” while speaking during an event of the inauguration day. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as the Anti-Diffamation League (ADL) came to the defense of the billionaire, with ADL said that what Musk had done was only “awkward gesture” and “not a hi nazi “.
After the announcement of the company’s social media, X users quickly mentioned the previous links of the German luxury manufacturer to the Adolf Hitler, with many images of him by turning the BMW factories.
“Never ask a man his salary, a woman of her weight or a German business what was their main source of work of 1939-1945”, wrote Jack “Kenjac” Kennedy, a sports podcastor and content creator.
On its website, BMW tackles its history, including the actions of the company during “the national socialist era”, but the page makes no mention of Hitler or the Nazis.
“During the war, the management of the company did not show any moral scrubulation in the generalized use of forced labor and prisoners in concentration camps in order to comply with the production figures established by the authorities. These people had to Working in terrible conditions and many died of hunger and exhaustion, “reads the company’s website. “BMW carries a substantial part of the burden of the responsibility of these events and has undoubtedly incurred a burden of guilt to commit these crimes.”
The company was also criticized to be “awake”. This occurs, because many companies have started to retreat DEI policies. Even Senator Mike Lee, Rutah, joined the mockery, telling the followers that they should not buy BMW.
“BMW =” become more awake “, wrote Lee on X.” Do not buy their cars. “”
Meanwhile, Chaya Raichik, the creator of the Popular account X Libsoftiktok, made fun of the company to write the message.
“It’s not an airport. You don’t need to announce your departure,” Raichik wrote.
Benjamin Netanyahu comes to the defense of Elon Musk
After criticisms earlier this week, Musk joked saying that the “radical leftists” were upset that they had to take a break in “the praise of Hamas to call me Nazi”, which prompted Netanyahu of the billionaire.
The Israeli Prime Minister said Musk was “falsely coated”, appearing a “great friend of Israel”.
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When asked for comments on the controversy, a spokesperson for BMW UK told the New York Post That “in the United Kingdom, we will continue to be active on X, providing a dedicated customer support channel”. The spokesman would not have addressed the controversy surrounding musk and if she contributed to the decision.
BMW UK has not yet responded to a request for commercial comments from Fox.
