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.

  • @PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    Teslas are not the best EV. They have some of the absolute worst quality control of any vehicle in the market right now. They only have service locations in major cities. If you live rurally and a technician can’t get out to you remotely then you end up going on a roadtrip for service.

    There are quite a few EVs in the same price range as Tesla that are abjectly better cars in every car metric than Tesla. Teslas are great if you really like gadgets and shiny stuff. If you want a reliable EV, go with most anything else.

    • @Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
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      135 months ago

      Yeah, the QC on Teslas is absolute dog shit now. It’s not just the Cybertruck; across the board they’re cheaply made vehicles. Badly fitting trim, cheap and poorly finished parts, windows that crack themselves, electrics that short out in rain.

      At this point the rest of the EV market has more than caught up. There are a lot of great options out there.