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X runs 'timeline takeover' ad promoting anti-trans film::Thursday on X (Twitter), all users saw the same pinned topic under the "What's happening?" sidebar. As part of a "timeline takeover" -- which gives

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I don't see a lot of people jumping ship until something even bigger happens or an alternative can slow bleed them well enough.

My friend got the SBF news off of Ex-Twitter as well as getting NBA news as well. He doesn't like Musk but definitely won't change his routine.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It might be faster than you think. I know a lot of people who used to look at/share tweets without an account.

Since the X rebrand, it works about 30% of the time for me.

Twitter had a lot of users, but also a whole lot of people who used the platform passively without signing up (and were either uninterested in doing so or incapable).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

oh right that's something I completely forgot about! I don't use the site/app myself.

Hard pushing accounts and I think charging an annual fee to deter bots can push others out harder.

it would make me so happy to see Ex-Twitter fail.