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crims0n 4 hours ago

I don't understand, does it cost them something to copy/paste their posts to X?

SAI_Peregrinus 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Brand reputation. Every brand that chooses to use X implicitly supports X, even if they're not verified & paying X money.

loeg 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Does anyone seriously think EFF posting to X yesterday tarnished their brand? Be real.

AlexAplin 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The advertisers that evaporated and left behind a lot of no label dropshipping scams seem to think so. Did a lot of them eventually come back because there is some audience to squeeze numbers from? Sure, but I also wouldn't negate that many didn't and aren't coming back because it is Elon's playground now.

nickthegreek 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes, people do in fact judge others for their associations.

If you don't that is fine but I imagine you would also hold the view that not posting on X shouldn't be controversial then either.

horacemorace 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

My neighbor blares Fox in their kitchen every day. I view them with the same flavor of suspicion as someone who posts there.

coldpie 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yeah, I do. People & brands having a link to an X account is a huge red flag. It's a public statement that you support child pornography and the end of democracy in the US. That's going to tarnish a brand pretty majorly.

jdashg 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I do, yeah. Hope that helps!

650REDHAIR 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes.

I applaud the move and only wish they would have done it sooner.

lynndotpy 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes, absolutely. The CEO of X did Nazi salutes and promotes white genocide narratives, Grok has created posts praising Hitler, and when people used Grok to publicly generate CSAM for free, they fixed it by putting it behind a subscription platform. The only people I know and respect who are still on X are sex workers, because X is still the most porn-friendly social media site.

When you say "Be real", you're pleading with people to take your statement more seriously. But it's simply the case that people have very strong and negative opinions about nazis and child pornography.

dogemaster2027 2 hours ago | parent [-]

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diath 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Not really, this is the kind of argument you only ever see on Reddit/HN, normal people don't care.

650REDHAIR 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Who is "normal" in this context? Because people who support the EFF's mission are pretty clued into what is happening and do care.

loeg 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

All dozen bloosky users have been sure to chime in as well.

crims0n 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Going against the network effect out of principal doesn't seem to be a winning strategy when the goal is to raise awareness about issues.

rockemsockem an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

That is idiotic.

orwin 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I've coded a 3rd party tool that could post to mastodon/twitter at the same time around 2020 (plenty of idle time during covid). I lost twitter API access, never bothered to try to make it work again (i hate working with interface clickers). to be clear, i don't really post on social media, it was just an experiment because i had faaar too much time and thought at the time that this kind of product could be interesting.

But i would bet social media managers use similar tools, and the fact that no one can access twitter API might add just the little bit of friction you want to avoid.

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busterarm 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

No, they even would get money for the engagement they get. This is purely moral grandstanding disguised as something else.

thevillagechief 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Not sure this is true anymore. X is now just pay to play. Organic engagement is completely dead there. It's all a virality game now.

watwut 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Moral grandstanding is much better then vice grandstanding. Moral grandstandings are good, especially in a world that think being moral makes you a looser.

That being said, there is no disguise.