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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 8 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 106 points 8 months ago (4 children)

404 Media report[ed] last month that ads promoting "semen stealing" were showing up on the site.

Wait what now

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 41 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I mean, where do you get your semen?

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 30 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I make my own.

[–] vynlwombat@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's 9pm. Do you know where your semen is?

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Once I figured out how to get it back into my penis I became unstoppable.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well that UTI was unstoppable anyway.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Just pour some cranberry juice in afterwards.

[–] downhomechunk@midwest.social 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If I were someone with no tact and low-brow humor, I'd say it's in your mom's mouth. Fortunately I'm much better than that. So I'll just say it's slowly gathering in preparation for a pre-sleep release into a few tissues.

ETA: which I will douse in hot sauce before flushing down the toilet.

[–] elshandra@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago

I got the rest from this guy named Ralph in an alley--stupid asshole didn't even charge me, he just told me to close my eyes and suck it out of a hose!

[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I make my own

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I wanted to see what kind of ads that might actually be since I have zero concept. I do not recommend typing "semen stealing" into Google innocently and hoping for an answer.

I'm going to have some weird ads now...

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And yet you didn't share the info with us? Shame on you

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

You're welcome to weird up your ads, also.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] flicker@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I saw... that. But what could someone advertise about it! And that's a curiosity those links don't answer...

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I like how you're just adbaiting us at this point

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Entirely by accident I assure you.

[–] chuck@lemmy.ca 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yea this guy is the hero of the thread, I would have just not bothered with the article if it wasn't for you pointing that line out

[–] Exosus@lemdro.id 1 points 8 months ago

Couldn't find that username or email is my favourite person!

[–] root_beer@midwest.social 8 points 8 months ago

Yep, I’ve seen that, along with ads for “jack-off pants”: