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The Washington Post Will Pause Its Advertising on X (www.washingtonian.com)

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[-] nucleative@lemmy.world 38 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

As more of these are announced, fewer casual twitter lurkers will visit the site. Then it will become socially unacceptable for remaining brands to stay, and they'll leave too. Prolific twitter posters will find they no longer have any reach, so they'll just fade out.

Seems like the toilet is mid flush.

[-] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 12 points 9 months ago

By what logic does advertisers leaving incentivize users to stop going there aswell?

[-] GeneralVincent@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Because it's not all advertisers leaving, there will still be ads just from less scrupulous companies. And because Elon is pushing the site to be more right wing, probably more right wing advertisers. Some users won't like that

[-] Eh_I@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

Way to take a stand almost kind of.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago

They are temporarily against racism. At least until people stop paying attention

[-] qooqie@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

I always considered WaPo fairly left leaning so I’m kind of surprised they were advertising at all on X as of late

[-] LWD@lemm.ee 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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[-] Pips 4 points 9 months ago

It's traditionally conservative but more frequently has been endorseing candidates left of center since the right wing is batshit. They overall supported Obama, but frankly Obama is about as centrist as they come. There was a very long stint in the 00s and 10s where they would publish more conservative, hawkish pieces over any news to the contrary.

[-] Tattorack@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Are we going to read about each and every single company that stops advertising on Twatter?

[-] mriormro@lemmy.world 42 points 9 months ago

I would like to, yes.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago

But it's so much about Technology!!¡!!!!!!!!

Ffs this sub should get real moderators who actually care to remove things according to their own rules

[-] slayback@lemmy.world -3 points 9 months ago

OP is a bot…

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

So? A mod could remove an article. If the bot keeps posting articles that break the rules, the bot should be banned till the programmer can correct it to only post tech articles.

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Would that change, though, if the billionaires themselves intervene? Elon can phone his buddy (?) Bezos to reverse the decision.

[-] Sneptaur@pawb.social 8 points 9 months ago

I doubt they’re pals. Their relationship seems to be very adversarial. Everyone hates musk and he sees them as a threat. Bezos is a neoliberal. Musk is a fascist. There is a difference, at least as far as optics are concerned.

[-] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Time for Elon Musk to join the IDF.

[-] DreBeast@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

That'll send a message. Better watch out Elon or Jeff will pull the plug

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone -1 points 9 months ago

I never thought I’d say this, but I’m closing the bureau… for an hour.

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