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X is left with advertisers pushing dubious cryptocurrency and AI 'undressing' apps, users say after Musk's outburst (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 10 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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X users are complaining about an influx of low-quality ads promoting crypto scams and AI "undressing" apps.
The decline in reputable advertisers on X has made the platform more reliant on less reputable ad buyers.
The exodus of advertisers, partially due to Elon Musk's controversial behavior, has left X with a growing revenue gap.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 39 points 10 months ago (9 children)

Since when do "high quality ads" exist? I mean, the mentioning of "low quality ads" implies that those others might actually exist.

[–] hannes3120@feddit.de 28 points 10 months ago

Probably meaning ads for real products and travels etc.

[–] ShustOne@lemmy.one 13 points 10 months ago

As a current Twitter user I would say there's actually a large void between normal ads and whatever the hell I'm getting served on that platform these days.

[–] pycorax@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Thai and Japanese TV ads are quite something else

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

Hell yes time for another compilation video.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

loong man

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Head on! Apply directly to the forehead!

[–] restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

JFC, talk about blast from the past. this is all I will hear for the rest of the day now.

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 7 points 10 months ago

There's low quality ads, shit tier ads and then there's whatever Muskyboi is attracting these days.

[–] Possible_EmuWrangler@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is the last ad that had me paying full attention when it first came on. It was ran during the football finals season and they made two cuts, one for NRL and one for AFL. https://youtu.be/gbMeKMkE_mk

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[–] Whippen@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And https://youtu.be/GY6uJlI-t14?si=isgeJeI1tZntpV8i

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[–] ExLisper@linux.community 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Spanish national lottery has amazing ads. Like in the sense that the writing, direction and execution in general is always spot on. I know how it sounds but they are really little works of art.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not many people in the world watch Spanish TV, so we might have missed the rare exception.

[–] ExLisper@linux.community 1 points 10 months ago

Actually, millions of people watch Spanish TV.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

It's all relative.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

Those YT "in video ads" on Internet Comment Etiquette is about as high quality as you can make it. I wouldn't want to skip Erik selling Nord VPN, Raycon, Nobleberry, or anything else he wants to make an ad for.