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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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[–] Treczoks 39 points 10 months ago (17 children)

Since when do "high quality ads" exist? I mean, the mentioning of "low quality ads" implies that those others might actually exist.

[–] Possible_EmuWrangler 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is the last ad that had me paying full attention when it first came on. It was ran during the football finals season and they made two cuts, one for NRL and one for AFL. https://youtu.be/gbMeKMkE_mk

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