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[–] 196 points 2 years ago (3 children)

All these news about X going to shit feels like that gif of the truck driving towards the pole but constantly cutting before the impact

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

    I watched two ads just to get rickrolled.

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  • [–] [B] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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    [–] 98 points 2 years ago

    Musk has continued to place his personal proclivity for right-wing content and influencers over brand – and really overall user – safety. For example, last month, Musk personally intervened to restore a right-wing influencer's account after they were suspended for posting photos of child exploitation.

    Tells you everything you need to know.

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  • [–] 91 points 2 years ago (4 children)
    1. Buy unprofitable application
    2. Make a series of incredibly shit business decisions
    3. It's now less profitable than before.
    4. ???
    5. ???
    6. Profit
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    [–] 84 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    wow everything is a nazi now including hitler

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    [–] 76 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    I got curious about just how bad said Nazi content is, and managed to find an article with some screenshots: https://nypost.com/2023/08/17/x-suspends-pro-hitler-account-after-brands-paused-ads/

    Spoiler: very Nazi.

    So it's not just Nazi-compatible ideas. It's straight out Nazi symbolism.

    I really don't get these people - even if you believe the Nazis were right, you know they are the most hated historical faction in the world. Wouldn't it be better to advocate their ideas without explicitly associating yourself with them, just to avoid the (completely justified) knee-jerk reaction?

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    [–] 51 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    We don't fucking want them on lemmy either

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    [–] 50 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Just love how we all refer to it as "the company formerly known as Twitter"

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    [–] 45 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    How to kill a company in 3 easy steps

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    [–] 41 points 2 years ago

    Can't see any company, let alone something family friendly being remotely okay with any of this. Who wants to pay to be right next to Nazi content besides maybe MyPillow?

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago*

    It’s amazing there are still so many brands and social media strategists who seem in denial about what’s happening even as they watch their customer engagement on Twitter/X evaporate before their very eyes.

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  • [+] 36 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Set a filter for capital ' X ' (with a space on either side) as well as ' X.' (left space + period)

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    [–] 35 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    shouldn't have fired the brand safety team

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

    Turns out, money is very much anti-free speech.

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    [–] 26 points 2 years ago

    That's what happens when you hang out at a Nazi bar...

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

    Furthermore, one organization that had ads placed on this content claimed that it wasn't an X advertiser at all. In a statement provided to CNN, University of Maryland’s associate athletic director told the outlet that Maryland Football hasn't run a paid ad campaign on X since 2021.

    Interesting snippet. It would be very interesting to know how and why that happened.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago

    If a small portion of ads keep repeating, it'd show the shallow pool of advertisers left on the website.

    That or there's no one at the helm for advertising.

    Either way, looks incredibly shabby.

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    [–] 21 points 2 years ago (25 children)

    Is this news to anyone? Elon Musk is a literal Nazi. Every dollar going there supports fascism. I don't get how you can have such a high profile person who is like "Hey, I'm a Nazi, and I sell Nazi shit!" and still be surprised.

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    [–] 19 points 2 years ago

    Any company still advertising on Twitter deserves to be associated with Nazis.

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

    Yea see... they (corporations) prefer their money is made next to white supremacy less loudly. That's all.

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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    I'm surprised it took this long.

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