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True@lemy.lol to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months ago

Twitter loses World Bank ads over pro-Nazi content placement

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Twitter loses World Bank ads over pro-Nazi content placement

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True@lemy.lol to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months ago
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    Why was the World Bank advertising on Twitter (or anywhere) in the first place?

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      Good point! Unless they have competitors, it’s strange when they advertise at all.

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      Good news! You may be pre-qualified!

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        For an interest free loan!*

        *If the loan is not repaid back by the end of the term, we will crush your country in debt and seize all natural resources to pay it back.

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      Advertising and propaganda are the same thing

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        Ok but then who exactly is the World Bank propagandizing to on Twitter?

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