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X is left with advertisers pushing dubious cryptocurrency and AI 'undressing' apps, users say after Musk's outburst (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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X users are complaining about an influx of low-quality ads promoting crypto scams and AI "undressing" apps.
The decline in reputable advertisers on X has made the platform more reliant on less reputable ad buyers.
The exodus of advertisers, partially due to Elon Musk's controversial behavior, has left X with a growing revenue gap.

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[–] [email protected] 188 points 10 months ago (3 children)

You advertise to your audience. Ads targeting the perverse and the stupid seem perfectly suited to twitter.

[–] Nobody 64 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You may not like it, but this is what peak advertising looks like. Add in some T-shirts with swastikas on them, and they've nailed their target demographic.

[–] Fedizen 6 points 10 months ago

whoa you're forgetting dick pills

[–] meco03211 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've clicked a few "sources" from a dude I know on Facebook that constantly posts his crazy bullshit. Dick pill ads for days.

[–] jopepa 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Meanwhile my Hulu ads are for Hers or Hims, I guess my VPN works

[–] BeardedSingleMalt 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

HIMS, HERS, and dating apps for days.

[–] jopepa 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

When in doubt bank on people not feeling they’re enough and lonely.

[–] nomous 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I recently got a fresh Hulu acct and it's funny watching them try to figure out what I "am" while they just cycle through the dating app ads.

One commercial will be a christian dating app, the next will be a black dating app, the next will be a latino dating app, the next a farmers dating app. It's hilarious and I'm not exaggerating at all. I'm sure if I started interacting with anything they'd start narrowing my demographics down but for now the algorithm seems to be trying a shotgun approach and it's a little bit amusing.