Tesla removes Disney+ app amid Elon Musk's feud with Disney CEO Bob Iger | Mashable.
Tesla removes Disney+ app amid Elon Musk's feud with Disney CEO Bob Iger
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| Elon Musk's latest move in his feud with Disney: Removing the Disney+ app from Tesla vehicles. Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images |
Elon Musk levels up his Disney feud by bringing Tesla into the fray.
Over the weekend, numerous Tesla owners began to report that Disney's streaming app, Disney+, was suspiciously missing from their vehicles.
"So Disney+ has now been removed from Tesla vehicles," posted X user @TheTeslaHoe after seeing the app was removed from her vehicle. "I’m assuming this is in retaliation to Disney pulling advertising from X (which they have every right to do)."
"This comes off like a temper tantrum," @TheTeslaHoe continued. "And I feel like Tesla owners are now caught in the crossfire of something that is absolutely not their fault."
In November, a number of major brands stopped advertising on Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Companies like Apple, Sony, and Disney paused its ad campaigns following Musk's endorsement of a antisemitic conspiracy theory posted by another user on the platform.
Weeks later, during a live interview at the New York Times' Dealbook Summit, Musk was asked about the fleeing advertisers. In response, Musk told them to "go fuck yourself." He then decided to single out Disney by referencing the company's CEO Bob Iger.
"Hey, Bob, if you're in the audience. That's how I feel, don't advertise," Musk said.
Other Tesla owners found that the app had also been removed from their vehicle. While others have reported that the Disney+ app is still there.
"I can confirm that Disney+ has been removed from my Tesla Model S," posted @WholeMarsBlog, a X user and supporter of Musk. "Strangely, our Hardware 3 Model S on the same firmware still has it."
According to a report from online electric vehicle news outlet Electrek, a source tells them that Tesla informed Disney that it was removing the Disney+ app last week. Tesla then altered its decision and said it would only remove the app from Tesla vehicles that have never used the Disney+ app before.
Tesla first added the Disney+ app to vehicles' "Theater mode" in 2021. Other native apps available in Tesla's Theater include Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok. It appears that only the Disney+ app has been removed.
According to Electrek, Tesla did not provide Disney with a specific reason for the removal of the Disney+ app, but the message sent by the company was "read between the lines."
X will ultimately go belly up under Musk. You read it here first.
ReplyDeleteActually, I read it here last.
DeleteSure.
DeleteSeems an utterly reasonable business decision and not at all childish or impulsive.
ReplyDeleteElon is actually catching a trend i think. The trend is that companies need to be more human again to connect with their customers. Elon does this by adding comon sense. Disney is childishly jumping on the woke train and Elon is making them feel this. I was once a fan of Disney but this changed when they launched Mulan exclusively on Apple+ with a hefty pricetag. That shows their intensions. Elon is replying on that also. Decisions decisions with consequences consequences. It’s a situation like between Google and Sonos. Will even out eventually, so the app will be back soon i guess. Will need some coffee 😂
ReplyDeleteNothing spouts common sense by not being able to spell "common sense."
Deleteomg you actually think Elon cares about you?
Delete"Our prejudices are so deeply rooted that we never think of them as prejudices but call them common sense." ~ George Bernard Shaw.
DeleteCommon sense just is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. ~ Albert Einstein
there is so much to unpack here..
DeleteHis company he can do as he pleases
ReplyDeleteGood job . Should do the same in x as well
ReplyDeleteSeems like a fair response.
ReplyDeleteDisney should do the same thing to X. That means all content posted to X related to ESPN, Marvel, Lucas Films, or any other Disney affiliates should be held to copyright laws.
ReplyDeleteyes!!
DeleteI’ll boycott Elon musk if I owned a Tesla ,but I don’t and I wouldn’t get one .
ReplyDeleteToo many amazing options nowadays for electric vehicles .
Might be interesting to see what happens to Tesla when they’re not the only viable EV game in town anymore
ReplyDeletelol tell us more about how you don't understand capitalism
Deleteoh i understand just fine that with pretty much every car manufacturer switching to EV’s in the next couple years that Tesla is about to have more competition in the market than they ever have.
Deletebought a Model 3 in 2018 before I knew Elmo was a right wing lunatic. No way will I but another one. I’ll buy my next EV from a car company that doesn’t take revenge against its customers. And one that offers decent service. Sooner or later his erratic, irrational behavior is going to catch up with Tesla.
Deleteformulating a response
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Been other EVs out there for years. Years of tesla killers coming to the market.
ReplyDeleteThey just haven't had much luck, those Tesla folks are just one lucky group of people....and rest just seem unlucky?
there have been a handful of EV’s around.
DeletePretty much every major manufacturer is switching to solely EV’s over the next couple years. That’s quite a different scenario than Tesla has been dealing with.
Then you add in the wildly unpopular unhinged guy running the company to the equation and I’m pretty sure most people in the market for an EV are going to buy anything but a Tesla for the most part.
Their QC issues aren’t helping matters either.
I will definitely miss my Disney+ subscription, that I don’t have, in the Tesla I don’t drive, Dude
ReplyDeletewho isn’t he feuding with 😂
DeleteSean Strickland is next 🤣
Delete😆
DeleteIt’s hard for me to feel bad about the toddlers that can’t watch Disney plus in their teslas….
ReplyDelete"Oh yeah, I'm gonna take my toys and go home!"
ReplyDeleteSo many evil people in this world
ReplyDeleteJust shows that Money can’t bring you happiness!!
There is a special place for people like him!
yeah it’s called hell
DeleteJudge not, lest ye be judged:) Some like me believe he is Heaven-bound:)
DeleteElon is the best human on this planet.
DeleteMasterful gambit, Sir!
ReplyDeleteIt’s amazing the decisions this guy makes without all the smart people around him telling him what to do.
ReplyDeleteWith the removal, the movie selection on my TESLA X is just better 😂.
ReplyDeleteX's free speech I suppose
ReplyDeleteMakes no diferente have the Disney app installed on the Tesla, I prefer it uninstalled, save memory for something useful.
ReplyDeleteThe wealthy fight and prols suffer. Same old story. We're always pawns in someone else's game.
ReplyDeleteBuy Disney and make Star Wars great again
ReplyDeleteanother company for him to drive into the cellar.
Deleteis Star Wars not great?
DeleteSounds like a free upgrade to the Tesla. They did as requested and F’d themselves.
ReplyDeleteI was going to buy a Tesla, but since Musk bought Twitter and turned into a complete lunatic, I will gladly pass on.
ReplyDeleteElon is such a petty child.
ReplyDeleteMost of us Tesla owners are not “paying a price.” Disney no longer honors the values of its founder. Hah. We have not even begun to make Disney execs pay for their selfish blunders. Lol
ReplyDeleteand what exactly are "the values of its founder"?
Deletewasn't it bigotry?
DeleteLet’s start with free speech. Musk sees much hypocrisy from the left. Me, too. It’s pretty obvious. What are your conflicting values?
DeleteI didn't realize Walt Disney was a free speech zealot...?
DeleteWhat are you talking about? I asked you if you could share your values that conflict with Elon’s ideals. Please explain the Disney comment, too. Thanks.
DeleteMusk is fighting the cancer that is spreading thru our societies.
ReplyDeleteAs you can note from the laughing emojis the cancer spread alot.
DeleteMusk for president!
DeleteEveryone loved Musk until he bought out Twitter, exposed their lies to the public & now the media & Rich Hollywood hates him. Makes me like him even more!
ReplyDeleteYeah that must be it 🤣
Deletepretty much. Twitter certainly wasn’t an honorable company. Their own employees have stated they wouldn’t allow their own children to have an account.
DeleteI've seen folks who work for liquor stores say the same.
DeleteI guess its a good time to add Pornhub instead.....
ReplyDeleteGenerally, I think the businesses should operate independently, and it seems like this is becoming personal.
ReplyDeleteBob Igor pulling advertisement also seems short sighted as he is attacking everyone on Twitter, both Left and Right. Given, how Disney is focusing on politics instead of making entertainment and they're over $9 billion in losses, it only further erodes the reputation of Bob Igor.
who is he attacking?
DeleteBob Igor and others are trying to deplatform X/Twitter. This is likely coordinated by elements of different govts, NGOs, media companies, and behind the scenes billionaire(s). Elon Musk is in turn responding to Bob Igor by removing Disney on Tesla.
Deletelol, Elon is responsible for the collapse of twitter. I don't understand why people simp for a guy who, had daddy not been rich, would have been just another incel on the internet. I guess those who worship him know how that feels
DeleteAlright, that's your perception of things, not going to attempt to add any knowledge. Believe what you want believe. Anyhow, I follow/track Disney due to interest in IP like SW and MCU, and their failure from content and losing profits were more of my interests than what Elon Musk is up to. Given Bob Igor's current failures and past failure before acquisitions, I am not a fan of him.
DeleteThe Media Matters research on that is fraudulent. Does Elon Musk do immature things sometimes, sure. Both of these can be true.
DeleteHe will be fine without that woke nonsense.
ReplyDeletehttps://giphy.com/gifs/bbcamerica-nature-bbc-america-earthflight-SV63vRghMa84ekG0AC
DeleteBecause being asleep seems like a good idea... 🙄
Delete"Anti-woke" is just euphemism for "bigoted."
DeleteYes, "anti-woke" can also be described as intentional ignorance.
DeleteContemporary American Oligarchy at work...
ReplyDeleteIt’s a car you shouldn’t need a streaming service
ReplyDeleteI don't remember anyone saying they were buying a tesla for instant access to the Disney App
ReplyDeleteIf no one cares then why is Musk doing it? Oh I forgot he needs to be in the news everyday - whether it’s pretending to organize a literal cage match with a fellow billionaire or calling someone a pedophile publicly. You do you, Trump…I mean Musk. Same diff.
DeleteHow is he a threat when he brings them constant business? Their relationship is symbiotic. Why doesn’t Musk disappear from the media spotlight? Billionaires can afford to do that kind of stuff. They buy private islands, they create proxies to do their public facing press, they pay for anonymity. The man bought a social network that he posts on all times of day. Surely you’re not gullible enough to believe he doesn’t have a problem and that money can fix it?
Deletenot sure why you care so much about Disney
DeleteWhat gives you that impression?
Deletethe impression that this post is about Disney App not being available in Tesla's
DeleteI’m a big Tesla fan but I don’t agree with them that removing the apps as the way to resolve the disputes. What’s the hell Elon think about us as a customer on both companies
ReplyDeleteThis will be cited in any kind of antitrust case
ReplyDeleteAwww...poor kids will now have to look out the window instead
ReplyDeleteSuch a child.
ReplyDeleteMusk is a child
ReplyDeleteso is your wife
DeleteBut your husband is awesome. 😄😄😄😄
Delete'Tesla owners are paying the price'. Don't be such a drama queen Mashable
ReplyDeleteHA! They're much better off without it, lol!
ReplyDeleteAnd Iger couldn’t care less.
ReplyDeleteSo much for free speech huh
ReplyDeleteit's only free speech till you don't agree with it
Deletenope, that is not how it works. Free speech highlights people's bigotry.
Delete*sarcasm
Deleteapologies, sarcasm really does not work on me.
Delete2 million recalls....yeah great car! Lmao.
ReplyDeletenot really recalls...old terminology 🙂
DeleteHappy Christmas🎅🎄🎁to you and your family… I Specially appreciate you for being a big fan of mine, Thanks for your nice comment on my post, it means a lot to me..
ReplyDeleteMaybe Musk can buy Disney and make it better than the mess it is now.
ReplyDeletehow's that working out for Twitter? 😆
DeleteF muskrat
ReplyDeleteHe can’t have many toys left in his pram by now?
ReplyDeleteDisnyy for kids retired ppl 🤔 maybe
ReplyDeleteMusk is just like a Disney bad guy.
ReplyDeletehe is actually looking and talking more like the bad guy from Austen Powers.
DeleteBeing in a cult has a price.
ReplyDeleteNot like it'll do anything. Twitter keeps losing.
ReplyDeletemusk for president
DeleteBiden2024 🇺🇲🫡
DeleteMusk is a fragile, thin skinned joke. Hope he goes financially bankrupt. He is already morally bankrupt.
ReplyDeleteWeren’t you previously able to read Twitter comments without being on it to post? Can’t do that anymore. Now I really don’t want to post on it. Was on the fence here until musk ruined it. Sorry . Billionaire baby boy.
ReplyDeleteZillions more people love Disney, than they do Tesla!!
ReplyDelete-- Sure, play by his rule book - everyone cease any association with him and his products!!
The twitter bird will have X's for eyes in a few years
ReplyDeleteNo advertisers tried to bully X into do what they wanted and musk didn't agree
ReplyDeleteDisney is a woke company!
ReplyDeletewtf does that mean?
DeleteIt means they're trying hard not to promote bigotry, and instead promoting diversity. Bigots hate that kind of thing.
DeleteNothing says a genius can’t also be petty. 🙄
ReplyDeletePetulant child comes to mind.
ReplyDeletehttps://giphy.com/gifs/stop-issues-dazed-C1hkIcGE7OAcE
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ReplyDelete1 billion dollar payment stopped after providing Internet via star link sattalite link for masses of isolated usa citizens because of free speech about Biden I wonder why. Then all the rich elite owned Blackrock 10 major companies That make 100 percent of everything you buy and consume while shopping has black listed removed advertisements and caused massive revenue loses from face book X. Then intend to stop free speech and reimpose enforce sensorship. If share price crashes I bet Blackrock and lots of other major investment companies will buy shares to get controlling interest of X
ReplyDeleteX is also reporting links from Sweden's biggest newspaper as carrying viruses, after they reported that Tesla uses child labor in Madagaskar, so much for free speech, eh?
ReplyDeleteHow is that bad? What’s on Disney but cultural vandalism and leftist propaganda????
ReplyDeleteby "cultural vandalism" do you mean The Lion King, Herbie the Love Bug, or the Parent Trap?
DeleteYeah, that $10 billion so far this year is a major loss. Of course it's nothing like the guy who paid $44 billion for a company he turned into a $4 billion company (according to Musk).
ReplyDeletehttps://giphy.com/gifs/moodman-gasp-telenovela-gasps-in-spanish-lNMF3DXBSVvlhbME4R
ReplyDeleteElon is breeching contracts because of his emotions. This is definitely someone who should run the country. Perhaps we can see 100+ indictments that top the number of indictments that agent orange is facing because of his feelings?
ReplyDeleteUsual bully. Disney is a joke though.
ReplyDeleteRather have free speech then cower to groomer-land
ReplyDeleteWhat a pathetic man-child he is.
ReplyDeletehttps://giphy.com/gifs/oh-no-anyway-7k2LoEykY5i1hfeWQB
ReplyDeleteWhat a fetus. I am looking forward to the EU shutting down X and Sweden unionizing Tesla.
ReplyDeleteTantrum.
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ReplyDeleteGo bob
ReplyDeleteMan child 🙄
ReplyDeleteDweeb
ReplyDeleteDisney is a loser.
ReplyDeleteAnd the spoiled brat goes nuclear.
ReplyDeleteI’m not sure television streaming services and driving so be a thing anyway.
ReplyDeleteLiterally a man child. Something a 5 year old would do
ReplyDeleteBaby Musk is throwing a tantrum!
ReplyDeleteHe could easily be adopted by Trump.
DeleteI support Musk on this decision! Disney sucks and is hurting its shareholders.
ReplyDeletehttps://jalopnik.com/watch-john-oliver-talk-about-how-much-elon-musk-sucks-1851107429?utm_campaign=Jalopnik&utm_content=1702918807&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2qNi-AzAQ7tdty9_wTCvXhxZQuRvSN8gpAh-Iv991OYIgfWXkZ7ZNTvsc
ReplyDeleteAll because he's mad at him...the consumer suffers...
ReplyDeleteI removed Disney also from my AppleTV/ipad/… I disagree with their renewed values. Do you really need this in your car? Use you ipad.
ReplyDeleteThank you for deciding what's best for me.
DeleteTesla owners stand with Elon ✊🏽
ReplyDelete#neverbuyatesla I will not but a Tesla. Elon is a threat.
ReplyDeleteis the dumbest comment I've read today. Congrats!
Deletethanks! Don’t get out much but thanks
DeleteThe Tesla board is gonna get rid of musk 😂😂😂
ReplyDeleteThat's very smart: making your customers pay for something they are not responsible for. That tells how much Elon cares about his customers
ReplyDeletePerhaps he could buy the rights to use the term “stable genius” just as he bought the right to use the word “inventor” in relation to his purchase of Tesla 🤡
ReplyDeleteAnd Disneys shares have plummeted as well over the last 12 months, maybe they can't afford to advertise. They are not doing well.
ReplyDeletePretty soon that Tesla™️ entertainment package option is going to look really sparse. “Oh look honey, at least there’s Newsmax”
ReplyDeleteso funny to see people wish on the down fall
DeleteNothing new
People were hating and laughing in 2017 then the stock blew up and we made more money than you will ever see !
Imagine investing in google when it started.
I wish he was a decent human being, but go on with your fawning admiration
DeleteElon is becoming a liability, he is good as a techno guy but running the companies is not his thing
ReplyDeletepossibly not that good a technical guy but he makes up for his shortcomings (guess what!? Not an engineer!) with bravado, puffery and outright lies.
Deletei am beginning to believe that, lots of honest hardworking blokes butchered by his temper along the way. Society often heavily rewards one while discounting the efforts of many.
Delete😱 whaaaaa...
ReplyDeleteI'm taking my ball and going home.
Good on disney
ReplyDeleteSounds like the kind of level-headed guy I’d like to have control of thousands of satellites flying overhead.
ReplyDeleteWell it's not like he'd turn off your access because he didn't agree with your political position! Oh... wait...
DeleteSomehow I think Tesla owners can afford this price
ReplyDeleteAnother stable genius.
ReplyDeletethere’s a stable full of them.
DeleteWhy should someone have video on demand in his car? What else should be in a car? A Zen garden?
ReplyDeleteWe use it while supercharging. A nice feature to have. Does not work when the car is in motion.
Deleteit’s not uncommon (and not a Tesla specific thing) to have in-car video to keep the kids entertained in the back. Even 20 years ago my car had a DVD and screens in the back
Deleteok, it's practical, but not necessary in my opinion. A tablet with some preloaded content or music, works too. Physical toys can be even more beneficial for the kids. We have become ultra tech-dependent, don't you think?
Deleteit’s not necessary. And I doubt Disney will lose any sleep over it
DeleteKind of hard for a child to play with trucks and other "physical toys" when you are strapped into a carseat.
Deleteyou tell me...I was never a child. Seriously though, parents can find many other ways to keep their kids busy in the car and not all toys need space. Kids use their imagination, they communicate or they just fall asleep. Video on demand services for a car is just a luxury...unless you have an RV and you actually live in it.
DeleteYes, the video is a luxury, but if the parents can afford it, who are we to dictate what their kids do on a long car drive. And if there is only one parent, that parent needs to focus on driving not entertaining their kids.
Deleteno, I'm paying for CAR tech. Not for a modern home cinema experience...
DeleteThis why I don’t buy a Tesla. The CEO at anytime could have a tantrum and remove a feature. It’s not a trustworthy company
ReplyDeleteAlso Tesla Has The Highest Accident Rate Of Any Auto Brand
So you buy a tesla for the disney + app? Couldn't you just pay for.it separately. Does.it make the car better?
ReplyDeleteI recommend reading links before you comment.
DeleteSimple retribution for people he doesn’t like. He deleted my Twitter account because I’ve never been his fan. 
ReplyDeleteMusk is as childish as his acolytes.
ReplyDeleteNever buy a Muskmobile.
ReplyDeleteoh, but I can. In fact, it was going to be my next car before Musk went nuts.
Deletelol. You just keep thinking that.
Deleteonly socialists and pedophiles hate musk
DeleteSuch a baby.
ReplyDeleteMore reasons to not own one 👍
ReplyDeleteBeing Petty is why Twitter is so badly in the hole.
ReplyDeleteyeah, thank goodness mashable is crushing all the metrics…🤣🤣🤣
DeleteBut but he was a genius, no?
ReplyDeleteSounds like he's a real peach to work for, too. Like telling factory workers not to wear bright-colored safety vests because he's offended by the colors.
ReplyDeleteThe world’s biggest baby hurting his own product for ineffective revenge.
ReplyDeleteA petty, vindictive, little boy Musk is. Hell of a way to make a profit.
ReplyDeleteThrowing an emotional tantrum over a business deal is PITIFUL and amateurish
ReplyDeleteMusk is such a petty little man. What an embarrassment to humanity.
ReplyDeleteMusk is a baby in a doughy man suit
ReplyDeleteHe is a deranged man.
ReplyDeleteI think Tesla owners can afford the sub and deal without Disney in their car 😂
ReplyDeleteHe does not know the level of wrath he’s brought upon himself from moms, those with youngsters sitting in the rear seat of the vehicle, not able to watch Disney. He’ll know, very soon.
ReplyDeleteWait why would the Disney plus app be loaded into a car’s dashboard?
ReplyDelete