Apple Might Start Buying Ads on X Again

[Dutch60]

Berlin…Tesla Factory last month..…images projected on factory walls.

The Hague graffiti on building Tesla dealer. Text says: “no against Nazis” and “**** off fascist”. On doors there where swastikas.

And then…160.000 to 200.000 protesters in Berlin last week…protesting against cooperation of CDU/CSU and AfD (Alternative für Deutschland).
Are there any signs of protests in the US? Or is that too dangerous already?

 

[AbSoluTc]

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Berlin…Tesla Factory last month..…images projected on factory walls.
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The Hague graffiti on building Tesla dealer. Text says: “no against Nazis” and “**** off fascist”. On doors there where swastikas.

And then…160.000 to 200.000 protesters in Berlin last week…protesting against cooperation of CDU/CSU and AfD (Alternative für Deutschland).
Are there any signs of protests in the US? Or is that too dangerous already?

Really wish there were. We need them. Now, today. The whole of the people who are against this need to stand up and show it. Stop talking about it. Stop making memes about it. Stop writing to people who don't care. Stop what you're doing, and go protest.

 

[Dutch60]

Really wish there were. We need them. Now, today. The whole of the people who are against this need to stand up and show it. Stop talking about it. Stop making memes about it. Stop writing to people who don't care. Stop what you're doing, and go protest.

Agree. Not to be annoying or anything, but....assuming you live in the US…do you speak out?

 

[turbineseaplane]

Really wish there were. We need them. Now, today. The whole of the people who are against this need to stand up and show it. Stop talking about it. Stop making memes about it. Stop writing to people who don't care. Stop what you're doing, and go protest.

The majority of the USA is so used to not having to "actually" worry about anything, that they're going to need to feel some real pain first I think ... like "checks not coming in the mail" and/or other true, real, in your face, systemic breakdown

It shouldn't need to come to that .. but we have a soft and entitled population here that doesn't understand how good they've had life for decades now

 

[Alameda]

Has Elon Musk apologized for his anti-Semitic remarks which started this? No, he gave a couple of Heil Hitler salutes instead.

Nazism is bad and Apple shouldn’t fund it.

 

[kagharaht]

Elon and his computer guys now have full access to the Treasury system. Payment. Social Security. Personal Financial Data... so are you MAGA still ok with this?

 

[sentiblue]

Let's just please stop trying to run cover for this

There is so much contextual information around Elon, his actions, his beliefs, his history, etc ... that make it pretty clear what he was doing and is up to



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Again with the photo, not the video... you see my point?

 

[turbineseaplane]

Again with the photo, not the video... you see my point?

Nope, I don't
And Elons actions support the narrative of his Nazi proclivities, as does his apartheid heritage and history

 

[sentiblue]

Elon and his computer guys now have full access to the Treasury system. Payment. Social Security. Personal Financial Data... so are you MAGA still ok with this?

He's the head of a US government agency. His job description allows him to access this information. How's that different than any other government employee accessing that same information?

 

[Dutch60]

He's the head of a US government agency. His job description allows him to access this information. How's that different than any other government employee accessing that same information?

Musk isn't just "like any other government employee", don't you think? I'll just leave it to your imagination where the differences are.

 

[Alameda]

Agree. Not to be annoying or anything, but....assuming you live in the US…do you speak out?

Yes I do.
Every Single Day

 

[Aquaporin]

They started buying ads on Twitter again.

 

[BaldiMac]

He's the head of a US government agency. His job description allows him to access this information. How's that different than any other government employee accessing that same information?

It's an unofficial government agency. He's not confirmed by the Senate. And he has hiring and firing authority across almost all executive branch departments and agencies. He hasn't been vetted or gone through a security check. He has no oversight over what he does with the data he accessed. He has clear conflicts of interest. He's already been caught lying for political purposes. That's a few ways it's different.

 

[turbineseaplane]

They started buying ads on Twitter again.

So gross to me to see Apple stoop to this

I thought (or I guess I wished) they stood for more than they seem to

My mistake and lesson learned

 

[nostradumbass]

Here’s the deal.

If Apple normalizes Xitler we don’t buy any products until Tim Cook is replaced by someone who has Steve Jobs level balls.

Nobody should be supporting fascism no matter what blackmail or threats fascists apply.

If your company if worth nearly 4 trillion dollars and the most respected brand in the world, you have more power than any billionaire. Use it…whatever needs to be done.

 

[I7guy]

You all can proceed as you want. I don’t buy into any of this.

 

[turbineseaplane]

You all can proceed as you want. I don’t buy into any of this.

Any of what?
What don't you "buy into"?

Apple is advertising on Elon Musk's X again

For the first time in over a year, Apple is running ads on X.

mashable.com

Apple has started advertising on X again

X has now reclaimed many of its biggest advertisers.

www.theverge.com

Apple Has Resumed Advertising on X for the First Time Since Late 2023

Link to: https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/12/apple-resumes-advertising-on-x/

daringfireball.net

 

[I7guy]

Any of what?
What don't you "buy into"?

Apple is advertising on Elon Musk's X again

For the first time in over a year, Apple is running ads on X.

mashable.com

Apple has started advertising on X again

X has now reclaimed many of its biggest advertisers.

www.theverge.com

Apple Has Resumed Advertising on X for the First Time Since Late 2023

Link to: https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/12/apple-resumes-advertising-on-x/

daringfireball.net

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https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-might-start-buying-ads-on-x-again.2448428/post-33735423 as an example. Poster had to write “x” instead of “h”.

 

[turbineseaplane]

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-might-start-buying-ads-on-x-again.2448428/post-33735423 as an example. Poster had to write “x” instead of “h”.

Ah
Got it - thx for clarifying 👍

 

[ThomasJL]

Never forget that Apple buying ads on X means that Tim Cook is supporting X's Sieg-Heiling owner.

 

[ArPe]

Never forget that Apple buying ads on X means that Tim Cook is supporting X's Sieg-Heiling owner.

No money from me until Cook is gone. Something has happened to him in the last 5 ish years. Maybe Dorsey brainwashed him or someone like that. For no reason at all he became a bitcoiner and was called out for it even though he gets paid more than enough. That stuff is for dark web payments, degen gambling, libertarian oligarchs, ransomware collectors and sanction evaders only.

Then he sang Musk’s praises when the bastard was threatening Apple. He seems like a coward CEO who will polish fascist boots and cozy up to power.

Cowards who bend their back to autocracy don’t deserve your dollars. Neither do Apple’s competitors. I’m happy to save instead of spending until we see these terrible trends reversed.

 

[turbineseaplane]

No money from me until Cook is gone. Something has happened to him in the last 5 ish years. Maybe Dorsey brainwashed him or someone like that. For no reason at all he became a bitcoiner and was called out for it even though he gets paid more than enough.

I totally missed that about Cook

Is that true!?

 

[webkit]

Never forget that Apple buying ads on X means that Tim Cook is supporting X's Sieg-Heiling owner.

Doesn't MacRumors "support" X by having/paying for and using a gold check "Verified Organization" account on X? Why are you, or anyone else so much against Musk/X, participating on a forum that "supports" X like that?

 

[Dutch60]

Doesn't MacRumors "support" X by having/paying for and using a gold check "Verified Organization" account on X? Why are you, or anyone else so much against Musk/X, participating on a forum that "supports" X like that?

Point me towards a website that is not “approved” as a “Verified Organization” by X, where I can discuss like I do here and I’ll happily use it. If you cannot, then that alone says it all.
By the way, I don’t use X. Never used Twitter.

 

[webkit]

Point me towards a website that is not “approved” as a “Verified Organization” by X, where I can discuss like I do here and I’ll happily use it. If you cannot, then that alone says it all.

There may be some, I don't know but participating on a forum like this is not a necessity. If someone feels Musk is truly that bad, and complains about companies that "support" Musk/X, they should then take an actual stand and not support a forum that "supports" (through advertising and/or a paid account, etc.) Musk-owned X even if it means sacrificing something they may enjoy.