AnActOfCreationJan 21, 2024

X is left with advertisers pushing dubious cryptocurrency and AI 'undressing' apps, users say after Musk's outburst

https://programming.dev/post/8912185

X is left with advertisers pushing dubious cryptocurrency and AI 'undressing' apps, users say after Musk's outburst - programming.dev

- 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. Archive link: https://archive.ph/sbOxS [https://archive.ph/sbOxS]

Show threadEdibleFriendJan 21, 2024

I mean…youtube is the same tho. I constantly get ads for apps that are basically flat out saying you can use it to make porn of anyone you want. Not to meniton the constant scams. There is that big one that pops up all the time claiming you can get a online only, no experience necessary, data entry job for Disney starting at something crazy like $25 an hour.

Musk is shit, X is shit but…all of them allow these kinds of ads.

Show threadswayevenlyJan 21, 2024
Wait. That job posting is a scam?
Show threadEdibleFriendJan 21, 2024
Yep, money is too good to be true for a job like that for one thing but I saw someone talk about it and a few others like it. You go through all the steps, give them your personal information, and then you get dumped on a generic job seeking website and then get spammed to death for months.
Show threadEnk1Jan 22, 2024
$25 an hour is sadly not too good for any job in the US these days. $50k doesn’t go that far anymore.
Show threadStumblinbear
Define “the US” because 25 an hour is living a life of luxury in much of the US that’s not a major city
Jan 22, 2024 at 12:44amWeb
Show threadSatansMaggotyCumFartJan 22, 2024
$25/hr isn’t living a life of luxury anywhere. Not even in a town of 2,000 people.
Show threadCorkyskogJan 22, 2024
What is that like 40, maybe 35k after taxes?
Show threadnomousJan 22, 2024

$52k before taxes, about $41k after. It’s an ok wage a lot of places but I defniitely wouldn’t call it a “life of luxury” anywhere in the U.S. and I’m from one of the LCOL places in the U.S., the midwest.

You definitely won’t starve but you’re also not going to retire early.

Show threadCascadianGiraffeJan 22, 2024
Most of us consider not living check to check as living a life of luxury.
Show threadStumblinbearJan 22, 2024
I was slightly exaggerating sure, but 25 an hour outside of a city is a lot of money.
Show threadRolandoJan 22, 2024
Until you need a doctor and suddenly discover a lot of rural areas don’t have any.