some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.world · 4 months agoAd industry initiative abruptly shuts down after lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s Xarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1328arrow-down116cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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minus-squareAlteredEgo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down6·4 months agoOn the one hand I hate Elon Musk. On the other hand I also hate advertisement. So… win / win?
minus-squareYeetPics@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·4 months agoIdk, advertisers didn’t get shut down, a group promoting best practices in advertising got shut down. You’re about to dislike ads even more.
minus-squaregearheart@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoLose/lose situation here unfortunately. Basically he threw a fit. It worked. It affected something that it should not have.
On the one hand I hate Elon Musk. On the other hand I also hate advertisement.
So… win / win?
Idk, advertisers didn’t get shut down, a group promoting best practices in advertising got shut down.
You’re about to dislike ads even more.
Lose/lose situation here unfortunately.
Basically he threw a fit. It worked.
It affected something that it should not have.