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.

  • @misterundercoat@lemmy.world
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    13811 months ago

    Remember, if you use xshitter in any way, even to follow your favorite progressive celebrities and complain about the platform and write mean tweets about Elon, you are validating the platform. You are putting money in his pocket so that he can continue to donate $45 million per month to conservative superPACs.

    • @Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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      311 months ago

      Yup. I call Tesla’s “Muskmobiles” and have a lot of contempt for the people driving them. I assume these people are Trumpers.

      If people don’t want this association, then replace the logo or sell the thing.

      • @paf0@lemmy.world
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        -2111 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.

        • @barsquid@lemmy.world
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          2211 months ago

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

            • @barsquid@lemmy.world
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              1111 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?)

        • @PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca
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          11 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.

          • @Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
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            1011 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_Lurker@lemmy.world
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          411 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.

  • @tinfoilhat@lemmy.ml
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    7511 months ago

    Wouldn’t this be a great opportunity to flood that hashtag with content that talks about project 2025? Or the Epstein list?

  • @nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2611 months ago

    Twitter was never perfect but at one point you could have reasonable back and forths about articles under the posts of the authors who wrote it, who also would chime in occasionally.

    I very much believe muskrat buying it made the whole site less intelligent which is honestly a feat in and of itself. It’s not lost on me a place where you could directly and reliably contact journalists as an individual is now an arm of right wing propaganda.

        • @OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml
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          211 months ago

          Nah, you’re forgetting how fucked the US is.

          Citizen’s United mean it’s absolutely fine for billionaires to spend as much money as they like supporting geriatric fascists, providing they don’t ask the fascists how they’d like the money spent.

          Providing Elon keeps going off half-cocked and making decisions on his own and isn’t following instructions from the trump campaign this is all perfectly legal.

          And even if he is acting on orders, how could you ever prove it?

  • @MehBlah@lemmy.world
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    1611 months ago

    Twitter is for chumps. I blocked it on my home network along with all the other trash. PFBlocker is great.

  • Diplomjodler
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    1311 months ago

    If you keep using the shitter site, don’t be surprised if you get shit sprayed all over you.

  • @Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
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    611 months ago

    I have never heard anything good about Twitter. Just the format of following people instead of topics seems like a narcissistic’s dream.

    People used it when they shouldn’t have before Elon and people will continue now.

    Some just like shitty systems I guess.

  • @NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
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    -1911 months ago

    #Trump2024 tag appear for all U.S. users

    Hahaha! They could have left Xshitter when it was time.

    They can still leave Usa while there is time.