Novo Nordisk suspends Twitter advertising

The pharmaceutical firm is joining the stream of companies halting paid advertising on the social media platform after it was taken over by Tesla billionaire Elon Musk.

by mikkel aabenhus hemmingsen, translated by catherine brett

Novo Nordisk has told industry media Endpoints that it is pausing its Twitter advertising due to controversies surrounding the platform since Elon Musk took it over.

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