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applegrove

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Wed Aug 16, 2023, 10:52 PM Aug 2023

Two Brands Suspend Twitter Ads Over Nazi Posts

Two Brands Suspend Twitter Ads Over Nazi Posts

August 16, 2023 at 9:26 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 85 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/08/16/two-brands-suspend-twitter-ads-over-nazi-posts/

"SNIP..........

“At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an account promoting fascism,” CNN reports.

“The issue came less than a week after X CEO Linda Yaccarino publicly affirmed the company’s commitment to brand safety for advertisers.”

.........SNIP"

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Two Brands Suspend Twitter Ads Over Nazi Posts (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2023 OP
There were a couple of sayings about managing programmers ( i.e. Elon) usonian Aug 2023 #1
It's not a bug, it's a feature ZonkerHarris Aug 2023 #2

usonian

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1. There were a couple of sayings about managing programmers ( i.e. Elon)
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 11:30 PM
Aug 2023

1. It's like herding cats.
2. It's like nailing jello to a tree.

Whatever Linda wants, needs, promises or dreams, he will actively trash. His usefulness as an engineer is gone, since he abandoned engineering, and he appears to want to be every James Bond villain rolled up into one.

I suggest that he get back to space travel.



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