Elephant0991 comments on Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content

[–] Elephant0991@lemmy.bleh.au 50 points 3 years ago (9 children)

Spokespeople for NCTA and pharmaceutical company Gilead said that they immediately paused their ad spending on X after CNN flagged their ads on the pro-Nazi account.

Alt-speak: we only care if the media report that our ad placements were next to questionable contents.

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[–] AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 23 points 3 years ago

lmao at the fact that even a company named GILEAD doesn't want anything to do with Musk trying to kickstart a handmaid's tale

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[–] plain_and_simply@feddit.uk 10 points 3 years ago (5 children)

Gives them airtime. I wouldn't have heard of them if not for this.

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[–] CeleryFC@beehaw.org 7 points 3 years ago (4 children)

You’ve never heard of Gilead? They’re a massive biopharma company…

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[–] bermuda@beehaw.org 23 points 3 years ago

Not everybody is a member of the biopharma fandom

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[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago

I'm in the UK, I get whatever brand the chemist gives me for a flat fee.

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[–] plain_and_simply@feddit.uk 4 points 3 years ago

In the UK, NHS issues me the prescriptions. I don't l{ok at brands

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[–] liv@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago

I've never heard of them either.

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[–] bermuda@beehaw.org 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

lemming discovers capitalism

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[–] Elephant0991@lemmy.bleh.au 11 points 3 years ago

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