The Washington Post Will Pause Its Advertising on X::undefined

  • @nucleative
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    10 months ago

    As more of these are announced, fewer casual twitter lurkers will visit the site. Then it will become socially unacceptable for remaining brands to stay, and they’ll leave too. Prolific twitter posters will find they no longer have any reach, so they’ll just fade out.

    Seems like the toilet is mid flush.

      • @GeneralVincent
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        1010 months ago

        Because it’s not all advertisers leaving, there will still be ads just from less scrupulous companies. And because Elon is pushing the site to be more right wing, probably more right wing advertisers. Some users won’t like that

  • @qooqie
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    1610 months ago

    I always considered WaPo fairly left leaning so I’m kind of surprised they were advertising at all on X as of late

    • @[email protected]
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      410 months ago

      It’s traditionally conservative but more frequently has been endorseing candidates left of center since the right wing is batshit. They overall supported Obama, but frankly Obama is about as centrist as they come. There was a very long stint in the 00s and 10s where they would publish more conservative, hawkish pieces over any news to the contrary.

  • Eh-I
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    1510 months ago

    Way to take a stand almost kind of.

  • @Tattorack
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    1210 months ago

    Are we going to read about each and every single company that stops advertising on Twatter?

    • @mriormro
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      4210 months ago

      I would like to, yes.

    • @cedarmesa
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      1410 months ago

      deleted by creator

      • @[email protected]
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        010 months ago

        Yeah, if he doesn’t want to read corporate drama and musk spam he should just go to a technology sub instead

    • @Maalus
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      -310 months ago

      But it’s so much about Technology!!¡!!!

      Ffs this sub should get real moderators who actually care to remove things according to their own rules

      • @slayback
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        -310 months ago

        OP is a bot…

        • @Maalus
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          410 months ago

          So? A mod could remove an article. If the bot keeps posting articles that break the rules, the bot should be banned till the programmer can correct it to only post tech articles.

  • @[email protected]
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    410 months ago

    Would that change, though, if the billionaires themselves intervene? Elon can phone his buddy (?) Bezos to reverse the decision.

    • Lexi Sneptaur
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      810 months ago

      I doubt they’re pals. Their relationship seems to be very adversarial. Everyone hates musk and he sees them as a threat. Bezos is a neoliberal. Musk is a fascist. There is a difference, at least as far as optics are concerned.

  • @DreBeast
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    110 months ago

    That’ll send a message. Better watch out Elon or Jeff will pull the plug

  • @Mrkawfee
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    110 months ago

    Time for Elon Musk to join the IDF.