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Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X (www.reuters.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It would be nicer if advertisers were pulling out because there simply is no audience on twitter anymore. I just wish more people had principles.

[–] reversebananimals 9 points 1 year ago

While I don't believe them, that's why Walmart says they stopped.

"We aren't advertising on X as we've found other platforms to better reach our customers," a Walmart spokesperson said.

2nd paragraph of the article.

[–] saltesc -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Twitter exists as my disassociation filter. Without it, I have no sly and ethical way of enquiry if a person is a moron, "Do you use Twitter?" It needs to stay.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Eh, too many people are oblivious to what's going on. A significant number have just used it for so long that it's hard for them to let go. It took me a hot minute to get over Reddit last summer, though my app of choice not working certainly helped. It's best to remember that, like reddit, this user base is not representative of the general population.