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Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content (www.cnn.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Yeah proof or this didn’t happen. I haven’t seen pro-Nazi content anywhere in existence other than a museum, let alone on twitter.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Behold, the Media Matters report that was attributed as the source in the CNN article.

I understand wanting to know what evidence someone has for an argument, but when the source is attributed in the posted article then demands for proof come across as sealioning which is very much discouraged on Beehaw.

For those that don't feel like reading that Media Matters report, the account in question was openly and explicitly neo-nazi, and Media Matters has screenshots of a number of posts with memes praising Hitler, Holocaust denial, and "great replacement" memes. There's also a meme that just says "It's okay to be a national socialist" which seems about as pro-Nazi as something could possibly get.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Take a drive down rural parts of the midwest/south in the US. You'll spot some content.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Really? I just spent 5 minutes searching for the fourteen words, and found a bunch of openly white supremacist/nazi content, with plenty of likes and retweets. Remember, Musk fired/let go most of his content and safety teams after he took the company over. You can report stuff but it won’t get taken down any more.

(Note, I won’t link the content here in case that’s against rules, but it’s really not hard to find. Look at the “ChiefBarony” and “SindriThule” accounts for example)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Do you realize there's a difference between one or few "events" and a platform promoting it? There's a fishy attempt to bind Musk to any right-wing/nazi shit.