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X runs ‘timeline takeover’ ad promoting anti-trans film (techcrunch.com)

submitted 8 months ago by JRepin@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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 advertisers “priority access to logged-in users’ first impression of the day” — conservative media nonprofit PragerU is promoting the hashtag “#DETRANS” to advertise its new film about “the stories of detransitioners.”

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[–] bloopernova@programming.dev 47 points 8 months ago (3 children)

We've got it blocked at our router. The DNS server just responds with no such address.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 46 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hijacking twitter DNS queries and redirecting to a page that only serves images of cats.

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

https://genrandom.com/cats/

[–] BitsOfBeard@programming.dev 8 points 8 months ago

Cats?? On the internet?!

[–] Drunemeton@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

You are the hero we need! ❤️

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I am heavy into using DNS blocks as CBT for addiction. I have twitter and reddit both blocked with my pihole.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Cock and Ball Torture?

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Computer-Based Training?

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Cognitive behavioral therapy?

[+] elshandra@lemmy.world -9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It cleanly didn't block this post.

[–] bloopernova@programming.dev 14 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yes. Because this post is not on twitter. It's on a site called lemmy.world. I don't think it even looks like twitter?

If you want no mention of twitter or the musky chodelet, I recommend Connect, a Lemmy app for Android. It features a keyword block list, so you can add as many twitter related keywords as you need.

[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 6 points 8 months ago

Upvote for “musky chodelet”, boost for helpful advice!

[–] elshandra@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I thought that's more what the original comment was asking for, maybe I misinterpreted. Ps. Sorry for wasting your time explaining things I already know by not clarifying my sarcasm, but you helped someone else so it worked out alright.