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Tesla Investors Call for Musk's Suspension, Apple Pulls Ads on X (gizmodo.com)
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[–] 166 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I'm waiting for Apple and Google to pull the X client from their app stores.

Then the fun really begins.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not going to happen as all these companies work together. these companies are notorious to trick regulars into thinking they are helping the society.

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  • [–] 62 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    1. SocialMediaPlatform™ does something horrible

    2. Make a huge deal about pulling ads from SocialMediaPlatform™ to get consumers on your side

    3. Quietly return ads to SocialMediaPlatform™ after PR team determines everyone has forgotten

    4. SocialMediaPlatform™ does something even worse

    5. GOTO 2

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Why don't people just stop caring about whatever the fuck is going on at Twitter/X? I consider it in the same realm as truthsocial or OANN comment sections. Sure, musky had enough money to buy a platform, but that platform is elevated by it's users. If people just stopped doing that, it would be irrelevant. Literally nothing important has happened on twitter, ever. We don't need it. Just discard it and let it wither in the dark.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    something would have to be seriously wrong for that to happen

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    In the EU, App stores already have a legal responsibility to remove apps that promote hate speech. While both Google and Apple are sitting on the sidelines while the EU is going through the legal motions to tear Musk a new one, I wouldn't be surprised if they kick X out just before someone forces them too, just to pretend they actually care.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    They already have no problem pulling other apps for shit that Xitter is known to pull. Even when said other apps have a similar lack of control (or even less) over said content.

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