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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/18147280
X, the social media platform owned by Trump megadonor Elon Musk, is promoting Trump campaign-curated content to all U.S. users, regardless of whether they have opted out of Trump-related content.
On the platform formerly known as Twitter, banner ads for the Trump campaign donning the #Trump2024 tag appear for all U.S. users, even those who’ve blocked words, topics, and hashtags related to the candidate or his campaign or muted the advertiser.
Additionally, the #MAGA tag displays an edited image of the former president from his attempted assassination and the #Trump2024 hashtag displays an American flag.
It is unclear whether the Trump campaign paid for the images on the #Trump2024 and #MAGA tags, though an advertisement for the tag on the site’s trending page reads “Promoted by Team Trump.” As Mashable noted, it is the first time the platform has enabled the image feature to promote a specific political candidate.
Clicking the Trump2024 tag also prompts American flag graphics to flood the screen.
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I have never heard anything good about Twitter. Just the format of following people instead of topics seems like a narcissistic’s dream.
People used it when they shouldn’t have before Elon and people will continue now.
Some just like shitty systems I guess.
I’ve never had a twitter account. Finally got around to making a Mastodon account and I have no f’ing clue what to do with it.
Same. Made it last week and went. Huh. And bailed back to lemmy. I prefer this type of UI
So glad I use Lemmy and not Twitter
Remember, if you use xshitter in any way, even to follow your favorite progressive celebrities and complain about the platform and write mean tweets about Elon, you are validating the platform. You are putting money in his pocket so that he can continue to donate $45 million per month to conservative superPACs.
The biggest fear I have for the country is seeing peoples inability to just stop using things that are being enshittified that are completely optional. I get people have to bank and shop for food and such but no one needs to be using social media or streaming or any crappy internet stuff.
This is election interference.
How so? It’s a private Nazi website.
If any private entity spends enough money on a candidate, it’s an election contribution.
Election contributions have legal requirements. Musk / Twitter aren’t complying with those requirements.
Twitter sells enhanced hashtags and placement on the top of the trending list to advertisers. Now they are donating ad slots to Trump.
Of course, the real question is whether or not anything will be done about it. Churches endorse political stuff all the time, and legally they are supposed to lose their tax exemption over it, but as we all know a Church can straight up call for mass murder of LGBT people, and they don’t see any consequences at all…
I love it when terrible people do terrible things to their own wealth. What I don’t love is how after a certain number of billions, you have an infinite wealth cheat code to fuck around with.
Buying or owning Tesla, or using his bullshit is supporting Trump.
Yup. I call Tesla’s “Muskmobiles” and have a lot of contempt for the people driving them. I assume these people are Trumpers.
If people don’t want this association, then replace the logo or sell the thing.
would like to see a decal that surrounds the tesla logo to make it read “FUCK TRUMP”
So you’re saying someone needs to sell a bunch of “FUCK RUMP” decals? I mean I was already thinking of starting that business.
you could even repurpose stickers that said that for completely non-political purposes! it’s free real estate
I do not have a Tesla but I am considering buying an EV. Teslas are the best EV, especially now that the self driving stuff works. Elon is the only thing steering me elsewhere.
Also, imagine buying one a few years ago and wanting to make the decision based on the technology or the environment. These people make a huge investment, possibly even with good intentions, and buying a new car is not cheap. Cut them a break.
I’ve been hearing they have shitty build quality and just recently read that the autopilot took someone down train tracks.
You’re being downvoted but you are indeed correct on both points.
Teslas are not the best EV. They have some of the absolute worst quality control of any vehicle in the market right now. They only have service locations in major cities. If you live rurally and a technician can’t get out to you remotely then you end up going on a roadtrip for service.
There are quite a few EVs in the same price range as Tesla that are abjectly better cars in every car metric than Tesla. Teslas are great if you really like gadgets and shiny stuff. If you want a reliable EV, go with most anything else.
The self driving works? I’m not sure I believe it.
People post YouTube content for every new build. It has gotten very good over the last year or so, even in cities. It still needs a bit of work but appears to drive almost human.
Just a few days ago, it was shown that Tesla’s FSD is being specially trained on influencer’s routes to make it appear better in their videos and experience, without them even knowing.
Do you regularly bet your life on YouTube videos?
Wouldn’t this be a great opportunity to flood that hashtag with content that talks about project 2025? Or the Epstein list?
I wouldn’t be surprised if melon husk added a filter for those terms.
He’s already deboosting pro-Ukrainian sources, so I wouldn’t be surprised…
You know he has, or at least will eventually, if he’s dumb enough to be a failure at PsyOps 101… which wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest.
All this simping for him and Trump just announced he’s going to destroy the EV credits cause EVs are too expensive. Remind me, isn’t oil still to this day subsidized by taxpayers?
That’s not a problem because the oil barons are paying Repub leadership directly.
As Musk has proven, it doesn’t matter if you’re an oil baron or a renewable energies baron; all baron’s are dickheads. It’s not the field or the damage it does to the world, it’s the role at the top itself that creates these megalomaniac dickheads.
If you keep using the shitter site, don’t be surprised if you get shit sprayed all over you.
All twitter users are Musk’s army, even if they don’t think so.
