cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/7435108

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.”

    • Auzy@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      I actually think its more than that… He’s seen how bigotry managed to empower Trump’s audience. Now it feels like a power grab