▲ 722 ▼ Exclusive: Apple to pause advertising on X after Musk backs antisemitic post (www.axios.com) submitted 2 years ago by dramaticcat@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world 104 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 108 points 2 years ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (8 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (1 child) Pretty sure users have mostly left. Companies and public figures keep using it, because for most of them it's just some intern or bot that was posting. It takes a while for social media to finally die because of that. They'll just stumble on like a zombie for like a decade. The only way it'll happen faster, is if people loudly boycott anyone that's still using it. But with 99% of social media sucking ass, there's not really a place to do it from where companies and public figures will hear it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago (2 children) No, there are sadly a whole lot of users still on it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's even a bunch of hardcore right wingers praising it in its new form. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] interceder270@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Dang. Almost wish I got into twitter so I could see it implode under the weight of 4channers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] clayh@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago you know because you’re one of them? permalink fedilink source parent [–] cm0002@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago (2 children) Don't insult children like that, kids would have made way better and funnier decisions lmao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 4 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm still there because I like to know what the crazies think about stuff. It's still entertaining in its own way. For example, did you know there are business experts on Twitter even smarter than Tim Cook? It's true... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago Scott Adams needs to hide away in his Dilbert shaped house, never to be heard from again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago Tim Cook must be on vacation! I know this because The Sacred Man Himself could never do such horrible thing! permalink fedilink source parent [–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Everyone still there is scared of losing money, or attention. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SlapnutsGT@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sports… beat writers still use it and most news breaks on there first. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) most news breaks on there first I've learned about Apple pausing their ads and about Sam Altman being fired on Mastodon. it's been becoming much better replacement for Twitter in that regard, and is only going to continue to improve. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Holy shit snacks, I had no idea Sam Altman has been fired permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago the Betteridge's Law guy told me! https://writing.exchange/@ianbetteridge/111427837747897068 permalink fedilink source parent [–] SlapnutsGT@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean sporting news. I use mastodon and regularly check AP and Reuters for actual news. Mastodon isn’t even close to Twitter when it comes to sports. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago Yes. I know at least one person. His name is Elon. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sour@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago am kid ._. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee -3 points 2 years ago For the same reason I started using it in the first place. Elon taking over haven't changed my user experience in any way. It's the same it has always been. Ironically enough it's also the only social media platform where my feed is 99.5% free of politics or talk about Elon. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (1 child) Pretty sure users have mostly left. Companies and public figures keep using it, because for most of them it's just some intern or bot that was posting. It takes a while for social media to finally die because of that. They'll just stumble on like a zombie for like a decade. The only way it'll happen faster, is if people loudly boycott anyone that's still using it. But with 99% of social media sucking ass, there's not really a place to do it from where companies and public figures will hear it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago (2 children) No, there are sadly a whole lot of users still on it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's even a bunch of hardcore right wingers praising it in its new form. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] interceder270@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Dang. Almost wish I got into twitter so I could see it implode under the weight of 4channers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] clayh@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago you know because you’re one of them? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ripcord@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago (2 children) No, there are sadly a whole lot of users still on it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's even a bunch of hardcore right wingers praising it in its new form. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] interceder270@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Dang. Almost wish I got into twitter so I could see it implode under the weight of 4channers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] clayh@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago you know because you’re one of them? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) There's even a bunch of hardcore right wingers praising it in its new form. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] interceder270@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Dang. Almost wish I got into twitter so I could see it implode under the weight of 4channers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] interceder270@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Dang. Almost wish I got into twitter so I could see it implode under the weight of 4channers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] clayh@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago you know because you’re one of them? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago (2 children) Don't insult children like that, kids would have made way better and funnier decisions lmao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 4 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm still there because I like to know what the crazies think about stuff. It's still entertaining in its own way. For example, did you know there are business experts on Twitter even smarter than Tim Cook? It's true... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago Scott Adams needs to hide away in his Dilbert shaped house, never to be heard from again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago Tim Cook must be on vacation! I know this because The Sacred Man Himself could never do such horrible thing! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago Scott Adams needs to hide away in his Dilbert shaped house, never to be heard from again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago Tim Cook must be on vacation! I know this because The Sacred Man Himself could never do such horrible thing! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Everyone still there is scared of losing money, or attention. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlapnutsGT@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sports… beat writers still use it and most news breaks on there first. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) most news breaks on there first I've learned about Apple pausing their ads and about Sam Altman being fired on Mastodon. it's been becoming much better replacement for Twitter in that regard, and is only going to continue to improve. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Holy shit snacks, I had no idea Sam Altman has been fired permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago the Betteridge's Law guy told me! https://writing.exchange/@ianbetteridge/111427837747897068 permalink fedilink source parent [–] SlapnutsGT@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean sporting news. I use mastodon and regularly check AP and Reuters for actual news. Mastodon isn’t even close to Twitter when it comes to sports. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) most news breaks on there first I've learned about Apple pausing their ads and about Sam Altman being fired on Mastodon. it's been becoming much better replacement for Twitter in that regard, and is only going to continue to improve. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Holy shit snacks, I had no idea Sam Altman has been fired permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago the Betteridge's Law guy told me! https://writing.exchange/@ianbetteridge/111427837747897068 permalink fedilink source parent [–] SlapnutsGT@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean sporting news. I use mastodon and regularly check AP and Reuters for actual news. Mastodon isn’t even close to Twitter when it comes to sports. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Holy shit snacks, I had no idea Sam Altman has been fired permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago the Betteridge's Law guy told me! https://writing.exchange/@ianbetteridge/111427837747897068 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago the Betteridge's Law guy told me! https://writing.exchange/@ianbetteridge/111427837747897068 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlapnutsGT@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean sporting news. I use mastodon and regularly check AP and Reuters for actual news. Mastodon isn’t even close to Twitter when it comes to sports. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago Yes. I know at least one person. His name is Elon. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee -3 points 2 years ago For the same reason I started using it in the first place. Elon taking over haven't changed my user experience in any way. It's the same it has always been. Ironically enough it's also the only social media platform where my feed is 99.5% free of politics or talk about Elon. permalink fedilink source parent