The Washington Post Will Pause Its Advertising on X::undefined

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    1 year ago

    As more of these are announced, fewer casual twitter lurkers will visit the site. Then it will become socially unacceptable for remaining brands to stay, and they’ll leave too. Prolific twitter posters will find they no longer have any reach, so they’ll just fade out.

    Seems like the toilet is mid flush.

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        Because it’s not all advertisers leaving, there will still be ads just from less scrupulous companies. And because Elon is pushing the site to be more right wing, probably more right wing advertisers. Some users won’t like that

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    Are we going to read about each and every single company that stops advertising on Twatter?

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    I always considered WaPo fairly left leaning so I’m kind of surprised they were advertising at all on X as of late

    • Pips@lemmy.sdf.org
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      It’s traditionally conservative but more frequently has been endorseing candidates left of center since the right wing is batshit. They overall supported Obama, but frankly Obama is about as centrist as they come. There was a very long stint in the 00s and 10s where they would publish more conservative, hawkish pieces over any news to the contrary.

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    Would that change, though, if the billionaires themselves intervene? Elon can phone his buddy (?) Bezos to reverse the decision.

    • Lexi Sneptaur@pawb.social
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      I doubt they’re pals. Their relationship seems to be very adversarial. Everyone hates musk and he sees them as a threat. Bezos is a neoliberal. Musk is a fascist. There is a difference, at least as far as optics are concerned.