Another advertiser claimed it hasn't runs a paid ad campaign on X in years, regardless of X serving its ads to users.
  • ssillyssadass@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1201·
    2 years ago

    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

  • nLuLukna @sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    52·
    2 years ago
    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
      • droans@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Nah, it’s selling to Yahoo, then getting your parent company acquired by Verizon, then having Verizon spin your parent company off again.

    • Snapz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      I’ve one the steps is, “use the letter X SOMEHOW, so people won’t laugh at you and will realize you are so cool finally”

  • AeonFelis@lemmy.worldEnglish
    49·
    2 years ago

    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?

    • dangblingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      30·
      2 years ago

      You’re suggesting that Nazi’s use their famous critical thinking skills to understand that 99% of the world hates them and their ideology?

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      2 years ago

      They want the negative reaction. They thrive on being hated. Similar with some of the worst Internet trolls. The hatred validates them.

  • J12@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    2 years ago

    Lunatics always show up in my For You feed on Twitter. I always tag the company with a screenshot of the offending content with the advertisement. Lately it’s been weird advertisements. Shitty gambling apps, religious and personal accounts promoting their personal brand. So they likely don’t care.

    Also I’ll never call Twitter anything but Twitter.

    • AdmiralShat@programming.devEnglish
      21·
      2 years ago

      I exclusively am subscribed to porn accounts, so I find it super weird when right ring idiots show up in my feed.

    • portifornia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      Also I’ll never call Twitter anything but Twitter.

      I don’t know, I think there’s room for appropriate change here;

      • Twater
      • Twit’er
      • Twixlers

      I admit, my suggestions could use more help, but surely we must admit they’ve devolved from Twitter!?

      • DrownedRats@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        It’s a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, it’s easy to block out communities with racist, homophobic, and xenophobic views. On the other hand, it allows communities like that to become echo chambers and freely further their abhorrent ideals completely unchecked.

        I don’t think the ban hammer is the most effective method of shutting down nazi shit, but it’s a hell of a lot better than shutting it out of sight and trying to forget about it.

        • Kinyutaka@lemmy.worldEnglish
          51·
          2 years ago

          Problem is that if we don’t kick out the Nazis, sooner or later this will become a Nazi bar.

        • fogetaboutit@programming.devEnglish
          3·
          2 years ago

          Echo chamber will live no matter what. If they cant do it on reddit, they will do it on someplace else. Blocking them is the best we can do, as long as people that I dislike are still alive and have access to internet.

  • DarkWasp@lemmy.worldEnglish
    27·
    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?

    • foo@programming.devEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      If I have the right of free speech then surely I have the right to decide when, where, and with who my speech is delivered at

  • 30mag@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    2 years ago

    I wish they hadn’t change the name. It was much easier to keep bullshit I do not care about out of my newsfeed when it was called twitter.