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That was clear to me when Musk unbanned the Neo-Nazis and there was many articles about it like: https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/02/elon-musk-nazis-kanye-twitter-andrew-anglin/?guccounter=1

So, seeing as even I could predict that 6 months ago, why the fuck are these companies still running ads there? Do they want this?

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Do they want this?

Apparently they have no issues with nazis, but the moment you mention a minor slur in a youtube video you will be demonetized into oblivion, and don’t even try showing some skin or they will call the FBI.

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They demonetize the slightest thing because that way they don’t need to pay anyone for the money they make…

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As always, it’s fine as long as no one points it out.

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I guess ads are more effective on easily brainwashed people, so it’s good for business. they want business not feel-good morals…

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If Musk ban neo nazis and taliban in current Twitter, then it would run out of users

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Except the Taliban was allowed on Twitter long before Musk took it over.

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At this point, still using Twitter is like being on Reddit, I can’t say which one is worse.

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Much as I hate jailbait hufflepuffman, twitter’s worse.

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I mean Reddit isn’t a predominantly right wing platform (yet)

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Twitter must be held responsible for the kind of Nazi content its allowing on their site.

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They are. People are leaving in droves. Advertisers are abandoning the site.

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Would be great if the consequences were greater, but as you imply, they are on a track toward certain death it seems like (just gonna take a few more years idk)

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I don’t understand why journalists continue to call users with the blue check-mark “verified”. There’s no verification of anything but a credit card. Verification is a relic of the past and they need to shift their language to match reality. Maybe call them “paid” users.

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Past habits

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Yeah verified actually had some weight in the past.

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Someone should take screenshots and put them on the internet. It will scare Microsoft and others into not running ads on Twitter.

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Exactly. I don’t get the mentality of not running ads in a YouTube video where someone said „fuck“ but being completely fine with running your ads on twitter.

I mean just checking the feed these days is incredibly toxic. Seems like only people of a certain mindset kept sticking around.

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