Another advertiser claimed it hasn't runs a paid ad campaign on X in years, regardless of X serving its ads to users.
  • Archmage Azor@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1392·
    1 year 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
    66·
    1 year 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
        2·
        1 year 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
      4·
      1 year 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
    57·
    1 year 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?

  • J12@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    1 year 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.

    • portifornia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      91·
      1 year 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!?

      • fartsparkles@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        122·
        1 year ago

        User calls for far-right content to be removed whilst using far-right terminology. The cognitive dissonance must be excruciating.

        • PoliticalAgitator@lemm.eeEnglish
          101·
          1 year ago

          It’s bizarre to see isn’t it? Trying to insult people by accusing them or being… you.

          But they can’t see it. The entire depth of thought seems to be “Nazis are bad and I am good therefore I can’t be a Nazi”.

          It doesn’t matter that their list of undesirables is virtually identical, or that their violent solutions are virtually identical, or that the guy standing next to them has a SS tattoo.

          They don’t want to be a Nazi, so as far as they’re concerned, they’re not.

        • Shihali@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          111·
          1 year ago

          I’ve never seen the word before, but calling Ukraine’s president – who is Jewish – a “nazi” was a staple of Putin’s propaganda to support his war of imperial re-conquest.

  • DarkWasp@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    1 year 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?

  • TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    162·
    1 year ago

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