A new report by Global Witness reveals how fossil fuel giants use targeting tools on X to exclude millions of users from seeing their ads, filtering out potential critics before they can engage with the content
I haven’t used twitter in ages so I’m a little out of the loop, but just to be clear, there are ads for gas companies? People are out here getting Exxon ads?
I don’t use Twitter, and it’s been ages since I watched cable TV, but I distinctly remember there being a fuck-ton of ads for gas stations. Some were advertising their detergents/etc, others there price/loyalty programs, and others advertising the attached convenience store. But there was no escaping how many ads there were for BP, Shell, and 7/11.
I don’t know if the ads in question are the same variety, or if they are trying something more devious, like trying to convince people not to switch to EVs.
I haven’t used twitter in ages so I’m a little out of the loop, but just to be clear, there are ads for gas companies? People are out here getting Exxon ads?
I don’t use Twitter, and it’s been ages since I watched cable TV, but I distinctly remember there being a fuck-ton of ads for gas stations. Some were advertising their detergents/etc, others there price/loyalty programs, and others advertising the attached convenience store. But there was no escaping how many ads there were for BP, Shell, and 7/11.
I don’t know if the ads in question are the same variety, or if they are trying something more devious, like trying to convince people not to switch to EVs.