cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/18147280

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.

  • Blackout
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    654 months ago

    All this simping for him and Trump just announced he’s going to destroy the EV credits cause EVs are too expensive. Remind me, isn’t oil still to this day subsidized by taxpayers?

      • @Tyfud@lemmy.world
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        134 months ago

        As Musk has proven, it doesn’t matter if you’re an oil baron or a renewable energies baron; all baron’s are dickheads. It’s not the field or the damage it does to the world, it’s the role at the top itself that creates these megalomaniac dickheads.

    • @zbyte64
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      114 months ago

      Elon: The EV market has soured on me, I’m willing to trade the tax credits for something…

      Don: I got just the thing: you can sell SpaceX satellites to the Russians

      Elon: Perfect!

      sucking sounds resume