some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.world · 3 months agoAd industry initiative abruptly shuts down after lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s Xarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThe frivolous lawsuit worked then.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoMore economically to shut down and reincorporate than to spend a bunch of money on lawyers. But I doubt Musk is going to see a flood of new ad revenue out of this.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months ago new ad revenue I’m no marketing guy, and all other things aside, signing an advertising agreement with X would be a hard “NO” after this suit.
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoMaybe it’s a Win win. Less advertisers and Elon looks like a psychopath and disuades further ad income for his hate platform
The frivolous lawsuit worked then.
More economically to shut down and reincorporate than to spend a bunch of money on lawyers.
But I doubt Musk is going to see a flood of new ad revenue out of this.
I’m no marketing guy, and all other things aside, signing an advertising agreement with X would be a hard “NO” after this suit.
Maybe it’s a Win win. Less advertisers and Elon looks like a psychopath and disuades further ad income for his hate platform