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X runs ‘timeline takeover’ ad promoting anti-trans film (techcrunch.com)

submitted 10 months ago by JRepin@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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 advertisers “priority access to logged-in users’ first impression of the day” — conservative media nonprofit PragerU is promoting the hashtag “#DETRANS” to advertise its new film about “the stories of detransitioners.”

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[-] hiddenSin@lemmy.world 37 points 10 months ago

And how is this even about technology anymore?

[-] wmassingham@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

It never was.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

Seriously though, are there any better tech communities here?

[-] natecox@programming.dev 7 points 10 months ago

Browse around programming.dev, there’s plenty of good tech content here.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

I'll take a look, thanks. I also just made !technology@sh.itjust.works at someone's else's suggestion

[-] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

It is about an abuse of technology so it is relevant

[-] hiddenSin@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Everyday there is some "tech news" about X. These are not tech news anymore. How is a trans film promotion tech news? Where is the technology in this? This is just drama news at this point.

[-] ColonelSanders@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

So, any news regarding a tech company is not, in your eyes, "tech news"?

[-] hiddenSin@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

That's right. I think of tech news to be about the technology not about some political, racist, transphobic, etc... things. If it was actualy about tech then so be it but this ain't it chief.

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