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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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[–] dynamojoe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every day I miss my twitter account less and less. I now wish there was a way I could block twitter content inside news articles and such.

[–] bloopernova@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We've got it blocked at our router. The DNS server just responds with no such address.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hijacking twitter DNS queries and redirecting to a page that only serves images of cats.

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Drunemeton@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You are the hero we need! ❤️

[–] BitsOfBeard@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Cats?? On the internet?!

[–] Iwasondigg@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is a good time to remind people one of his kids is trans. What utter garbage he's turned out to be.

[–] dinckelman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can we please just stop talking about the clown in command, and his dogshit bigoted platform?

[–] hiddenSin@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And how is this even about technology anymore?

[–] wmassingham@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Seriously though, are there any better tech communities here?

[–] alienanimals@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Downvote Musk spam.

The billionaire doesn’t need your help ensuring him and his businesses stay in the 24 hour news cycle. Don’t be a useful idiot.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Man, musk really fucking hates his daughter

[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just realized I had no clue what her assigned gender was. Probably says something about the media I consume.

[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Don't worry, it's completely acceptable that you neither know about nor care about a billionaire's daughter.

[–] bloopernova@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nobody defies the musky chodelet!

[–] irreticent@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You know how when you think of something so pungent you can kinda smell it? Well, I just smelled your comment.

[–] LucyLastic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Like day 2 roadkill in the summer, right?

[–] misterundercoat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Despite pushback from some users

Well there's your problem. You're still using the fascist platform.

Any active user who "pushes back" in an attempt to "fix" the fascist platform is either delusional or being disingenuous. There's no fixing it, guys. Just walk away.

[–] Stephen304@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Imo the best pushback is to leave and make twitter irrelevant

[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The film purports to feature young people who sought gender affirming care, but now regret doing so.

This isn't anti-trans

[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Consider the source

[–] realharo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Out of context, on its own, it wouldn't be. But if you look at who is pushing it, that changes the picture.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Twitter already sucked in its own ways, but X-formerly-known-as-twitter is so utter shit I have a hard time imagining people browsing and enjoying it.

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

X-formerly-known-as-twitter

I've also heard people call it "Twitter, desperately trying to be known as X".