“Not a single authentic user on X saw IBM’s, Comcast’s, or Oracle’s ads next to the content in Media Matters’ article. Only 2 users saw Apple’s ad next to the content, at least one of which was Media Matters.”
It doesn't matter how many people saw it, it matters that it was done.
So, why are they showing the ads to the bots then? To click and impression farm revenue from the corporations paying for it? If you can determine what an authentic user is, why are you showing ads to inauthentic users for any other reason than fraud?
Yeah this isn't the flex she thinks it is, surely. "Ah but you see, no-one saw the ads you paid for!"
Dear advertisers. Nobody saw this, and we have the evidence of us stealing your money to prove it.
This is the “didn’t inhale” of nazi advertising platforms.
Just realized “didn’t inhale” was over 30 years ago, so for the uninitiated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeXGnSpjgNM
If you know me, you know I'm committed to truth and fairness.
Knowing you work for X is precisely the reason I know you are not commited to those things.
over antisemitic posts being served next to advertisements
I love the implication here that the ads are the primary content and user posts were served alongside them, instead of the other way around.
They implied that because it's the truth 🙌
"we randomly put antisemitic content wherever we want. is that problem?"
She ain't even fooling herself with this shit, I promise.
Well, it's official, the CEO of Twitter doesn't know how Twitter works.
What's the right word for her? Chump? Patsy? Fall girl? Scapegoat? Schnook? Apologist? Stool pigeon? Puppet? Mouthpiece?
Minion. Lackey. Toady.
Linda. Linda, listen.
How about you pay me to tell everyone how cool you are, right? And I agree, you will look so cool.
But then, it turns out that once in a while, I tell people you're a baby murderer.
You're okay with that, right? No? You'd want to stop paying me to tell people how cool you are? But I waaaaaas! (mostly) Everybody! Everybody! Look at how horrible Linda is being to me!
Everybody: ???
So exactly who's ads did people see next to those posts? Did no ads except Apple's appear twice?
The point here is that it could happen to any advertiser, right? I'm sure they know that though and it's just shallow spin.
Twitter CEO rants about X. News at 11.
She should have gone with “we have fewer adds!”
This flailing continues to miss the point. Consumers don't give a crap whether the antisemitic shit was next to ads or not. They care that it was said at all - and then promoted by the company's owner and figurehead.
Their claim that the views of said content were manipulated is like being caught in public using the n-word and crying that only two people heard it, so it doesn't count.
Hmm weird, the lawsuit says only media matters saw the content, she says it was a handful of users.
I bet they're both lying.
it's provocative… it's gets the people going! - Will Farrell and apparently this CEO.
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