• X users are complaining about an influx of low-quality ads promoting crypto scams and AI “undressing” apps.
  • The decline in reputable advertisers on X has made the platform more reliant on less reputable ad buyers.
  • The exodus of advertisers, partially due to Elon Musk’s controversial behavior, has left X with a growing revenue gap.

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  • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
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    404 Media report[ed] last month that ads promoting “semen stealing” were showing up on the site.

    Wait what now

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            If I were someone with no tact and low-brow humor, I’d say it’s in your mom’s mouth. Fortunately I’m much better than that. So I’ll just say it’s slowly gathering in preparation for a pre-sleep release into a few tissues.

            ETA: which I will douse in hot sauce before flushing down the toilet.

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        I got the rest from this guy named Ralph in an alley–stupid asshole didn’t even charge me, he just told me to close my eyes and suck it out of a hose!

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      I wanted to see what kind of ads that might actually be since I have zero concept. I do not recommend typing “semen stealing” into Google innocently and hoping for an answer.

      I’m going to have some weird ads now…

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      Yea this guy is the hero of the thread, I would have just not bothered with the article if it wasn’t for you pointing that line out