[andrelaszlo]

He bought the company for 43 billion? Then he can't sell it for anything less without losing face, but now it makes him look weak since advertisers are pulling out and he can't deliver on his promises.

This seems like him trying to turn the narrative around in order to kill the company without making it look like a failure. He was just trying to save the world, but these companies were blackmailing him and he had to put his foot down. Better scuttle the ship than to let it fall into the hands of the enemy!