49 posts tagged ‘Twitter’
Brands are abandoning Xitter
Boing Boing,
Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk looks to have finally emerged from his social network's tailspin only to begin an exciting new phase in his re-imaging of the former media powerhouse: death spiral. There has been a lot of noise made out of the advertisers fleeing after Musk's declaration of the "great replacement" theory to be "the actual truth." — Read the rest
Sweden Caves to Tesla’s License Plate Demands in Union Fight
Gizmodo,
In recent weeks, Elon Musk’s car company has been locked in a labor dispute with the unions of Sweden. Now, as the dispute drags on, Tesla seems to have won a small victory amidst the broader fight: license plates. Read more...
Elon Musk says xAI’s chatbot ‘Grok’ will launch to X Premium+ subscribers next week
TechCrunch,
Shortly after screenshots emerged showing xAI’s chatbot Grok appearing on X’s web app, X owner Elon Musk confirmed that Grok would be available to all of the company’s Premium+ subscribers sometime “next week.” While Musk’s pronouncements about time frames for product deliveries haven’t always held up, code developments in X’s own app revealed that Grok […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
X loses Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media partnership in latest brand pull-out
Following the advertiser exodus from X, formerly Twitter, over concerns about antisemitic content on the site, X has lost another high-profile brand campaign, as Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media is also pulling out of its partnership with the platform. The campaign had been a high-profile win for X, as it would have seen Hilton promoting key […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Neil Young is boycotting Twitter/X
AV Club,
Neil Young just wants to keep rockin’ in a free world. Last year, the prolific folk artist made headlines for pulling his music off Spotify in protest of the streamer platforming Joe Rogan and his anti-vaccination rhetoric. Now, Young is also retracting his business from Twitter/X in protest of (who else) Elon Musk. Read more...
Get a peek into the odd life of the American suburbanite with Best of Nextdoor
If there's one thing I love, it's strange, niche Twitter (formerly X) accounts. They're one of the only reasons I stay on the site, whether it be showing off the best British stadium food has to offer or showcasing terrible medical opinions- but Best of Nextdoor might be my favorite yet. — Read the rest
Elon Musk Blames Reporters for Fleeing Advertisers, Not His Tweets on Jews
In a lawsuit filed Monday night, Elon Musk’s X is alleging a report on content moderation from Media Matters maliciously scared off advertisers like Apple and IBM. Last week, the media watchdog reported advertisements from major brands were appearing next to antisemitic content on the platform. But Musk may have… Read more...
Elon Musk’s Poisoned Platform
The New Yorker,
Users and advertisers are fleeing X after Musk’s message supporting an antisemitic conspiracy theory. But the platform seems destined to die a slow death.