Elon Musk's X pushes Trump tags on all U.S. users
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The platform prevents users from blocking or muting the tags, which inorganically appear atop the trending page

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.

  • @paf0English
    -26•2 months ago

    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.

    • @BrokenGlepnirEnglish
      40•2 months ago

      The self driving works? I’m not sure I believe it.

      • @paf0English
        -24•2 months ago

        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.

        • @ricdehEnglish
          28•2 months ago

          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.

          • @paf0English
            -7•2 months ago

            I have gotten similar responses about the quality of FSD from multiple people, even got the one from you that you have since deleted. Are you really this unoriginal and self important?

    • @barsquidEnglish
      29•2 months ago

      I’ve been hearing they have shitty build quality and just recently read that the autopilot took someone down train tracks.

      • @mostNONheinousEnglish
        13•2 months ago

        You’re being downvoted but you are indeed correct on both points.

        • @barsquidEnglish
          14•2 months ago

          No need to worry about my score on this one, lol. Tesla is not popular on Lemmy, no doubt it’ll swing positive eventually.

          IMO for legitimate reasons other than Elon being a sack of garbage. Like you pay, what is it, $10k for a self-driving license that is not transferable and also doesn’t do what they promised? Doors are full electronic for some reason, but in a power loss emergency you can hopefully remember where the manual handle is and still get out (albeit shattering the window in the process). Somehow all repairs are wildly expensive because of reasons.

          (Am I misremembering that it gets automatic remote updates and some have prevented people from using their cars for a while?)

    • @[email protected]English
      28•2 months ago

      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.

      • @[email protected]English
        13•2 months ago

        Yeah, the QC on Teslas is absolute dog shit now. It’s not just the Cybertruck; across the board they’re cheaply made vehicles. Badly fitting trim, cheap and poorly finished parts, windows that crack themselves, electrics that short out in rain.

        At this point the rest of the EV market has more than caught up. There are a lot of great options out there.

    • @Usually_LurkerEnglish
      4•2 months ago

      Rivian is releasing the R2 in 2026 if you can wait. I want to buy an EV as my next vehicle, but it won’t be a Tesla.