Elon Musk's X pushes Trump tags on all U.S. users
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The platform prevents users from blocking or muting the tags, which inorganically appear atop the trending page

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.

    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      35·
      4 months ago

      Yup. I call Tesla’s “Muskmobiles” and have a lot of contempt for the people driving them. I assume these people are Trumpers.

      If people don’t want this association, then replace the logo or sell the thing.

      • paf0@lemmy.worldEnglish
        18·
        4 months ago

        I do not have a Tesla but I am considering buying an EV. Teslas are the best EV, especially now that the self driving stuff works. Elon is the only thing steering me elsewhere.

        Also, imagine buying one a few years ago and wanting to make the decision based on the technology or the environment. These people make a huge investment, possibly even with good intentions, and buying a new car is not cheap. Cut them a break.

        • barsquid@lemmy.worldEnglish
          31·
          4 months ago

          I’ve been hearing they have shitty build quality and just recently read that the autopilot took someone down train tracks.

            • barsquid@lemmy.worldEnglish
              14·
              4 months ago

              No need to worry about my score on this one, lol. Tesla is not popular on Lemmy, no doubt it’ll swing positive eventually.

              IMO for legitimate reasons other than Elon being a sack of garbage. Like you pay, what is it, $10k for a self-driving license that is not transferable and also doesn’t do what they promised? Doors are full electronic for some reason, but in a power loss emergency you can hopefully remember where the manual handle is and still get out (albeit shattering the window in the process). Somehow all repairs are wildly expensive because of reasons.

              (Am I misremembering that it gets automatic remote updates and some have prevented people from using their cars for a while?)

        • PerogiBoi@lemmy.caEnglish
          29·
          4 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.worksEnglish
            14·
            4 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.

        • Usually_Lurker@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          4 months ago

          Rivian is releasing the R2 in 2026 if you can wait. I want to buy an EV as my next vehicle, but it won’t be a Tesla.

        • EvilBit@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9·
          4 months ago

          So you’re saying someone needs to sell a bunch of “FUCK RUMP” decals? I mean I was already thinking of starting that business.

      • Hazzia@infosec.pubEnglish
        8·
        4 months ago

        Man, I really do feel sorry for the people who are progressive and bought a Tesla and are stuck with ut for whichever reason from back when Musk was still that “quirky but relatable genius billionaire” (quotations because most people now know he never really was that, but a lot still thought it at the time)