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Tell HN: I'm going to stop using Twitter if it doesn't stop cryptocurrency ads
2 points by hoodoof on April 16, 2018 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments
The relentless flow of garbage, lying ads trying to get me to buy bitcoin or floobcoin or whatever.

Always disguised as credible tech news. Somehow I found myself reading some article about how Bill Gates and Richard Branson together had decided to back some bitcoin thing which I wasted time reading until I realised it was garbage.

The thing Twitter does not understand is that straight out false advertising dressed up as valuable content diminishes the trust in the Twitter platform. After I read the stupid article above I felt less inclined to go back to Twitter, but seemingly Twitter is willing to pay this price for that juicy cryptocurrency advertising cash. It makes Twitter feel spammy and trashy.

Twitter, please stop it.





Not on the Twitter I'm using.


They are getting banned on other platforms: FB, Instagram, etc.




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