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Thursday on X (Twitter), all users saw the same pinned topic under the "What's happening?" sidebar. As part of a "timeline takeover" -- which gives

X runs ‘timeline takeover’ ad promoting anti-trans film::Thursday on X (Twitter), all users saw the same pinned topic under the “What’s happening?” sidebar. As part of a “timeline takeover” – which gives

  • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1134·
    8 months ago

    An ad for a film is the best a technology community can think of to post? Why is this here?

    • trashgirlfriend@lemmy.worldEnglish
      304·
      8 months ago

      One of the biggest social media sites promoting what is basically just anti-trans propaganda is a pretty big deal

      • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
        725·
        8 months ago

        What part of that is technology other than it being on a website; one of the most common and mundane things in the modern day.

        • kamenLady.@lemmy.worldEnglish
          113·
          8 months ago

          What is the purpose of your questioning of the common sense in question?

          Like, you are technically correct. This news is not about technology per se, but about content on some technology.

          What i can’t really grasp from your comments is, if you’re genuinely bothered that the post isn’t hard tech talk or if you’re actually coming from a “this idiots here all pro-trans” place …

          • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
            720·
            8 months ago

            It’s common sense to post things about the most mundane technology to a technology community? What new tech was used? What new use for an old tech was used? What neat technological innovation was there?