{"id":35284,"date":"2022-11-04T12:03:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T16:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=35284"},"modified":"2022-11-04T12:03:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T16:03:47","slug":"vw-pauses-twitter-advertising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=35284","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen tells brands to pause paid advertising on Twitter &#8211; Autoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HAMBURG (Reuters) -Volkswagen on Friday said it has recommended to its brands to pause paid <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/marketing-advertising\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:0;\">advertising<\/a> on Twitter until further notice in the wake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2022\/10\/28\/elon-musk-owns-twitter\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:1;\">Elon Musk&#8217;s takeover of the social media platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are closely monitoring the situation and will decide about next steps depending on its evolvement,&#8221; Europe&#8217;s top carmaker said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The comments by Volkswagen group, which covers the VW, Seat, Cupra, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Ducati and Porsche brands, echoes similar remarks from other firms, including GM and General Mills Inc.<\/p>\n<p>Ford also paused advertising on the platform. 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