Writer #KateWagner may have seemed like an odd choice to cover the luxury world of FormulaOne. …FormulaOne races…have become pit stops on the jet-set circuit, where the cheapest general-admission tickets start around $500. Still, #RoadAndTrack mag commissioned Wagner to cover a FormulaOne race in Austin last fall, sending her on a trip funded by British petrochemicals co INEOS. https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/03/05/formula-one-road-track-kate-wagner/
…It’s possible that #KateWagner’s piece ruffled more feathers in the #AutomotiveIndustry than the typical Road & Track story. …Wagner’s is the kind of grand, impolite story that is increasingly rare in the struggling #magazine industry, where surviving outlets depend on not offending the #advertisers or #celebrities they feature.
#ElonMusk appears to be fully committed to destroying the #platform he hilariously paid $54 billion for. I guess he didn't think #advertisers were fleeing fast enough. 🤷♂️
Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site in general, with billionaire owner Elon Musk inflaming tensions with his own posts endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
Media Matters looked into Xitter CEO Linda Yaccarino’s claim that “90% of the top 100 advertisers have returned to the platform. In the last 12 weeks alone, about 1500 have returned – w…
Since buying #Twitter last year, Elon #Musk has developed a seeming obsession w/the Anti-Defamation League.
Over the past several days, the owner of #X …has posted at least 25 times about the ADL, a #nonprofit#Jewish group that fights #antisemitism.
His fixation grew Mon, when #Musk threatened to sue the group — initially for $4B, & subsequently up to $22B — claiming the org’s criticism of his #management of #X has led to a 60% drop in #advertising#revenue. In 1 post, he said the #ADL was “trying to kill this platform.”
It all began in Nov when the ADL called on #advertisers to pause their #spending on the site “until it becomes clear whether #Twitter remains committed to being a safe place for advertisers as well as #society overall.”
Hi there, if you don’t want me to hit you, please carry this sign that says “please don’t hit me” with you always. Otherwise, I can’t possibly be held responsible if I hit you. Because it’s in my nature to hit you. I can’t live without hitting people. It’s just who I am and what I do. Thank you for your understanding in this delicate matter.
How Liberal Comedians Became Lap Dogs for Establishment Power
By belittling #Trump and his followers, these #comics feed the smug, self-righteousness of the ruling establishment, bolstering their sense of moral and intellectual superiority. All the while, they remain comfortably constrained by #corporations and #advertisers. They function as court jesters, never questioning the right of the rulers to rule or the terrible social injustices built into a rigged system.
When I tell em to use an #adblocker my partner dismisses me saying ey sometimes see things ey want to buy because the ads are so well targeted to em.
But it's not the content of the #ads that's the problem; it's that they are there, taking up my #attention. The more targeted they are, the more of my attention they absorb which encourages the #advertisers to advertise more.
With looming introduction of #threads and the subsequent integration with the #fediverse I thought a quick summary of a key piece of #economics literature is in order. Likely too late, but perhaps not.
Twitter ad numbers plummet! Visa bought just $10 in ads in last 12 weeks, according to report (boingboing.net)
Media Matters looked into Xitter CEO Linda Yaccarino’s claim that “90% of the top 100 advertisers have returned to the platform. In the last 12 weeks alone, about 1500 have returned – w…
Apple officially under investigation by French regulators over App Tracking Transparency (9to5mac.com)
Earlier this year, it was reported that regulators in France were likely to investigate Apple for unfairly using its position...