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.

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4 points

A bit harsh I think

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Is it? I don’t think anyone gets a pass on supporting a nazi.

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OMG A GUY IS DONATING MONEY TO A POLTICAL CANDIDATE!!!

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You know very well that musk is not just “a guy”, he is ultrarich and is using his money to get more money, no matter the cost to the rest of the world.

You know very well that the amount musk promises to donate monthly is more money than most people will see in their entire lifetime - including you.

You know very well that trump is not just a political candidate. He is a fascist piece of shit and has already stated that he will be a dictator.

Why do you simp for these fuckers? They wouldn’t bother to piss on you if you were on fire.

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13 points

Nah it’s fine

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1 point

I should change my name to INHALE_BEEF

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10 points

It’s really not.

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Damn I just got back from twitter… It really changed in the past month it’s all political stuff and I never used twitter to research politics I’m not even American I’m a Canuck but maybe that is close enough.

Moral of the story: I agree with you

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It really has changed. I noticed it a few months back. Subtle rightwing and like, morbid “shock” content and even some animal abuse started popping up more and more. I just gradually started using it less and less, it was pretty obvious what was going on.

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