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
this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2023
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This one?
I watched two ads just to get rickrolled.
It still shocks me every time I encounter people browsing the internet without an ad blocker. Just why?
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This comment made my Internet today. 🏆
How dare you. No, this one. (Really, though. It's been a while and I wanted to see it again, happy to be of service.)
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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.
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?
You're suggesting that Nazi's use their famous critical thinking skills to understand that 99% of the world hates them and their ideology?
They want the negative reaction. They thrive on being hated. Similar with some of the worst Internet trolls. The hatred validates them.
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Just love how we all refer to it as "the company formerly known as Twitter"
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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.
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?
shouldn't have fired the brand safety team
I mean, in all reality, this could be why he fired the brand safety team. He's had aspirations of burying himself with X for decades.
That's what happens when you hang out at a Nazi bar...
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.
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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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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Any company still advertising on Twitter deserves to be associated with Nazis.
I'm surprised it took this long.
It almost seems like all the lessons Twitter learned and the measures they implemented where there for a reason.
These articles where all in the news back a few years ago when Twitter was growing up and now they are back where they started, just with a larger userbase and more to lose.
If you're advertising on Twitter in 2023 and your target audience isn't Nazis, what are you doing? 😅
Wrestle with pigs, get covered in shit, or something like that.
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