Elon Musk-owned social media company X could lose as much as $75 million in advertising revenue by the end of the year as dozens of major brands pause their marketing campaigns, the New York Times reported on Friday.
I’ve been on the internet since the 90s, BBS services before that. Thankfully I’ve never stumbled upon anything remotely close to CSAM all this time. To think that I could open up a twitter thread linked from a news story and be subjected to it is repugnant.
Let’s be fair, there’s also been a rise in CSAM, too, not just hate speech.
Well of course there’s more CSAM. They have to do something to attract more conservatives.
I’ve been on the internet since the 90s, BBS services before that. Thankfully I’ve never stumbled upon anything remotely close to CSAM all this time. To think that I could open up a twitter thread linked from a news story and be subjected to it is repugnant.
Especially since there are services like Thorne that would help you manage it. Also this is a direct result of gutting trust and safety teams.