Hyundai is the latest brand to pause advertising on X due to antisemitism
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KEYT— By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Hyundai said on Thursday it paused advertising on X, formerly known as Twitter, a day after an ad from the automaker reportedly appeared adjacent to an antisemitic and pro-Hitler post on the social media site. On Wednesday, user Nancy Levine Stearns posted screenshots of a paid Hyundai
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