Elon Musk's X pushes Trump tags on all U.S. users
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The platform prevents users from blocking or muting the tags, which inorganically appear atop the trending page

X, the social media platform owned by Trump megadonor Elon Musk, is promoting Trump campaign-curated content to all U.S. users, regardless of whether they have opted out of Trump-related content.

On the platform formerly known as Twitter, banner ads for the Trump campaign donning the #Trump2024 tag appear for all U.S. users, even those who’ve blocked words, topics, and hashtags related to the candidate or his campaign or muted the advertiser.

Additionally, the #MAGA tag displays an edited image of the former president from his attempted assassination and the #Trump2024 hashtag displays an American flag.

It is unclear whether the Trump campaign paid for the images on the #Trump2024 and #MAGA tags, though an advertisement for the tag on the site’s trending page reads “Promoted by Team Trump.” As Mashable noted, it is the first time the platform has enabled the image feature to promote a specific political candidate.

Clicking the Trump2024 tag also prompts American flag graphics to flood the screen.

  • pyre@lemmy.world
    161·
    5 months ago

    maybe we should all ask our ancestors what they think about our society. you know 80 years ago people wouldn’t be so keen on integration so much, maybe we should give this whole “having black people freely move around” a second thought, what do you think?

    also you’re massively misunderstanding the whole political spectrum but i don’t have the energy. I’ll just suffice to say liberals are not and have never been left wing. left has gained some traction in recent years but that’s not about liberals. also for every inch the democrats have moved to the left, republicans have moved a mile to the right. the Overton window has shifted, but not to the left overall.

    • Manmoth@lemmy.ml
      415·
      5 months ago

      you’re massively misunderstanding the whole political spectrum but i don’t have the energy

      I understand that politics is multi-faceted however the chart I responded to is 2D.

      maybe we should give this whole “having black people freely move around” a second thought, what do you think?

      Because that’s what I’m saying 🙄 Calling someone a racist or a nazi for not hating all of human history is a low-tier cop out but go ahead and take your upvotes.

      liberals are not and have never been left wing

      Remember I responded to a meme chart

      Also for every inch the democrats have moved to the left, republicans have moved a mile to the right

      Literally just an opinion.