Elon Musk clarifies "Go f**k yourself" comment

CANNES, France — Elon Musk clarified the “Go f**k yourself” comment he made to advertisers last year in much more measured remarks on Wednesday at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.Why it matters: His appearance at the annual ad conference this week is seen as an attempt to win back ad dollars to X.Driving the news: “First of all, it wasn’t to advertisers as a whole. It was with respect to freedom of speech,” Musk said. “It is important to have a global free speech platform where people with a wide range of opinions can voice their views. In some cases there were…