X is no longer labeling ads for some users

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• hayes_@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yeah this is straight up illegal. The FTC and EU don’t give a shit if this was “just a test” or “a whoopsie doopsie.”

  Big ol’ fine incoming for every day this isn’t fixed.

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  • nutsack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    those organizations don’t work for people. they work for corporations. if this story is true, it sets a precedent that all other tech companies will probably follow

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    • febra@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Are you even following the news? The EU is handing out fines like there’s no tomorrow.

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• HarkMahlberg@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It's actually fairly simple. If a user notices a post in their feed from an account they don't follow, they can simply click or tap on the three dot icon located in the upper right-hand corner of the specific post. This will open a drop-down menu.

  However, if the post is an ad, this menu provides additional options. ... "Not interested in this ad," ... "Report ad" ... "Why this ad?"

  You bet your ass that they are going to get rid of those options.

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  • jonne@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I noticed people have been putting community notes on ads, I wonder how long that’s going to last.

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    • pivot_root@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I give it until Tuesday.

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  • affiliate@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    i don’t want to bet my ass :(

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    • Default_Defect@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Don’t worry, I already bet your ass for you.

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• fubo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Crime crimers doing crimes.

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  • FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Oh, commit a crime? Just commit a crime? Why don’t i strap on my crime helmet and squeeze down into a crime cannon and fire off into crime land, where crimes grow on crimees!

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• gedaliyah@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Only a true genius could have taken that failing company and transformed it it into the criminally failing company that it is today.

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• qooqie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I wonder if this is a bug not a feature. Since, ya know, 90%(?) of the workforce was essentially forced out

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  • HarkMahlberg@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The bug is the feature. Firing 90% of the company doesn't just save you a ton of money, and doesn't just trim the fat or rot of a company. It removes any dissidents and skeptics who don't have total, unwavering, boot-licking loyalty. Even Musk fanboys were likely forced out just for questioning whether it was a good idea to fire 90% of them. The slightest hint of independent critical thinking is snuffed out by force, or leaves the company voluntarily when they see the writing on the wall.

    What else could that maneuver possibly produce except a small army of sycophants?

    And then once you have those sycophants, it doesn't matter whether you make good or bad decisions, you will never ever be challenged on them. You don't have to worry about how your orders become reality or if you break any laws along the way, your gang of losers will make it happen and won't ask for a penny of overtime pay.

    Hanlon's Razor is dead, at least as applied to Musk, because the malice and stupidity are one and the same.

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    • Natanael@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Hanlon’s razor thin line

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    • lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Hanlon’s razor always sucked was always a literal joke. But I’m glad to see someone else realize it shouldn’t be taken seriously.

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    • sonnenzeit@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You do realize that a lot of employeess that stayed at Twitter after Musk’s take over did so because their work visas were tied to the occupation and otherwise they would have had to leave the country on short notice?

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    • supert@lemmy.sdfeu.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Shareholders have the last say.

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• Ddhuud@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Is this company still worth “billions” with a b?

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  • nickhammes@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    With a b, probably. With an s, less clear.

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    • alansuspect@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sillions.

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  • pivot_root@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If you ask the people remaining on it, it’s with a “t”.

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    • skoadphilmore@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Billion’t?

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    • HarkMahlberg@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      "Millions, Billions, Trillions?" "Doesn't matter he answer's the same."

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  • Rambi@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think it’s worth like $16 billion now? Which compared to the $44 billion purchasing price is… does caculations not good

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    • scottywh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I thought I just saw in the last day or so that it could actually be worth as little as $4B now.

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• redcalcium@lemmy.institute ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  These days whenever there is a new change on Twitter’s UI, I’m not sure if it’s a bug or intentional feature.

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• paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Later, Musk tweets that they were just doing to a test to collect data. Because they want to prove that having to label them is bad and destroys engagement.

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  • Stumblinbear@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I would love to see him blatantly admit to illegal activity

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    • aeternum@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      it's only illegal if he gets caught finger to head meme

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• originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  meh, if youre still using this dying platform, i kinda think its on you at this point.

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• WarmSoda@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Isn’t there a social media comm this shit can be posted in? It doesn’t have anything to do with technology other than it’s a website.

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  • stopthatgirl7@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The option to scroll on by is always there.

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    • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Ironically, this is probably the same justification Musk is going to use to defend the unlabeled ads.

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    • WarmSoda@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Or, or! You could post it in a comm about social media. There’s also comm specifically about Musk drama called enough musk spam you can post it in.

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  • Jomega@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You answered your own question. Websites are technology and therefore news regarding them is tech news. If you don’t want to see it then just use the content filters.

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    • WarmSoda@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Everything humanity has ever created is technology.
      Should people post articles about every topic in the entire world in this community?

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  • pineapplepizza@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    [deleted]

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    • lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      And boring, too!

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• grayman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I don’t have that weird musk hatred fetish that many seem to have. But I also do not really like him. I like some of his actions and dislike many. I guess I could say I really don’t care about musk at all. Anyway, one thing for sure is that the guy is insanely entertaining. It’s been a while since since I’ve seen someone so monumentally screw up something that wasn’t really that broken.

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  • GeneralVincent@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s entertaining to watch, but him having as much power as he does and using it in terrible ways does have consequences. Probably not so entertaining for people that have to deal with it first hand

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    • grayman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Power? He has money. Nothing much else. The people that work for him are doing so willingly. The people that use Twitter are doing so freely. The haters give him more publicity than the people that adore him. People were gloating that if someone didn’t like the platform they should leave and use something else. Now the tables have turned. Anyone that hates musk but uses Twitter is a fool.

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• J12@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This is exactly why I haven’t updated the app in months. I don’t see all the shitty changes, my Twitter is still Twitter and I can easily block all the advertisements.

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  • radiated@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    why not just stop using twitter?

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  • scottywh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I don’t allow automatic updates for apps because I’ve seen updates break things that were entirely functional too many times so now I only update if something is already broken…

    So, I don’t see any of this crap either… And I do occasionally get interesting notifications from it.

    But, I’m still getting closer and closer to just ditching it every time I see crap like this.

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