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X runs ‘timeline takeover’ ad promoting anti-trans film (techcrunch.com)

submitted 8 months ago by JRepin@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Thursday on X (Twitter), all users saw the same pinned topic under the “What’s happening?” sidebar. As part of a “timeline takeover” — which gives advertisers “priority access to logged-in users’ first impression of the day” — conservative media nonprofit PragerU is promoting the hashtag “#DETRANS” to advertise its new film about “the stories of detransitioners.”

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[-] parpol@programming.dev 45 points 8 months ago

Anyone who hasn't moved on to mastodon at this point is a clown.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 8 months ago

Don't forget the clown-car that is BlueSky, a bunch of clowns offloaded to that instead.

[-] bloopernova@programming.dev 3 points 8 months ago

I'm amazed that bluesky hasn't opened to everyone yet. The opportunity is right freaking there!

[-] Transform2942@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I don't know for sure but I know their moderation is dogshit. I think they don't want to face down the deluge of Nazis like we have had to here, they'd rather be a clique-y cool kids clubhouse of Twitter brainrot

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