Experts in social media and advertising say an advertiser exodus has left X reliant on smaller, less reputable ad buyers.
  • 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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  • zarkanianEnglish
    111·
    10 months ago

    404 Media report[ed] last month that ads promoting “semen stealing” were showing up on the site.

    Wait what now

    • SocsaEnglish
      43·
      10 months ago

      I mean, where do you get your semen?

          • downhomechunk@midwest.socialEnglish
            32·
            10 months ago

            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.

      • elshandra@lemmy.worldEnglish
        22·
        10 months ago

        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!

    • flicker@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      10 months ago

      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…

        • wikibot@lemmy.worldBEnglish
          5·
          10 months ago

          Here’s the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment:

          Forced fatherhood or imposed paternity, occurs when a man’s semen is used, against his will or without his knowledge or consent, to inseminate a woman, it includes deception by a partner about their ability to get pregnant or use of contraceptives, birth control sabotage, and sexual assaults of males that result in pregnancy. “Sperm theft” (also known as “unauthorized use of sperm”, “spermjacking” or “spurgling” (a portmanteau of sperm and burgling), refers to a specific form of forced fatherhood where a males semen is collected without his consent. Although the term uses the word “theft”, it more closely falls under a state of fraud or breach of contract. Stealing of sperm in itself without using it for successful insemination is not illegal and is difficult to prove. It usually has no bearing on issues like child support.

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    • chuck@lemmy.caEnglish
      17·
      10 months ago

      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