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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,739 posts)
Fri Jan 27, 2023, 10:37 PM Jan 2023

'Scammed' users rage at Trump over 'misleading gimmicks' on Truth Social

Because major advertisers are avoiding Donald Trump's Truth Social, users are instead being exposed to a flood of ads from what the New York Times characterizes as "miracle cures, scams and fake merchandise," as the platform is forced to take what it can in an effort to survive.

That, in turn, has led to complaints aimed at the former president in his comment sections for allowing the forum to turn into a cesspool of ads from scam artists.

As the Times is reporting, Truth Social is almost devoid of ads from large corporations for a multitude of reasons that include the toxic rhetoric on the site, its small reach due to few users and the fact that the predominant demographic is not one that advertisers are trying to reach.

As the Times' Stuart Thompson wrote, "Ads from major brands are nonexistent on the site. Instead, the ads on Truth Social are for alternative medicine, diet pills, gun accessories and Trump-themed trinkets, according to an analysis of hundreds of ads on the social network by The New York Times," before adding, "The ads reflect the difficulty that several far-right platforms, including Rumble and Gab, have faced in courting large brands, preventing the sites from tapping into some of the world’s largest ad budgets."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/scammed-users-rage-at-trump-over-misleading-gimmicks-on-truth-social/ar-AA16ObCJ

Shitbirds of a feather. We warned you about Trump.

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'Scammed' users rage at Trump over 'misleading gimmicks' on Truth Social (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2023 OP
Suckaz.... Blue Owl Jan 2023 #1
Anyone using Truth Social gets what they deserve when they run afoul of caveat emptor RockRaven Jan 2023 #2
The perfect target audience for scmmers ThoughtCriminal Jan 2023 #3
LOLOL Skittles Jan 2023 #4
Don't they watch Fox News? Yavin4 Jan 2023 #5
As they say, hindsight is 20/20 sakabatou Jan 2023 #6
THey've Been Told Over & Over But THey Knew Better Me. Jan 2023 #7
I don't feel sorry for them Trenzalore Jan 2023 #8
Oh dear, what a shame. Fla Dem Jan 2023 #9
This is hilarious! ShazzieB Jan 2023 #10
How convenient for the scammers. Demobrat Jan 2023 #11

Blue Owl

(50,257 posts)
1. Suckaz....
Fri Jan 27, 2023, 10:50 PM
Jan 2023

Shoulda listened to us here at DU who have known for DECADES that Dump is a sleazy scam artist working for Russia. Oh well….

ThoughtCriminal

(14,046 posts)
3. The perfect target audience for scmmers
Fri Jan 27, 2023, 11:07 PM
Jan 2023

People who wrap a worldview around cons, conspiracies, and mis-information.

Why would a scammer need to look anywhere else?

sakabatou

(42,136 posts)
6. As they say, hindsight is 20/20
Fri Jan 27, 2023, 11:58 PM
Jan 2023

Then again, we've been warning these sheep for YEARS. And it's only NOW they're waking up?

ShazzieB

(16,272 posts)
10. This is hilarious!
Sat Jan 28, 2023, 01:33 AM
Jan 2023

I wonder if any of them are starting to figure out that their lord and master actually doesn't give a flying fig about their ad preferences?

Nah, that would require a modicum of intelligence. If they had that, they wouldn't be on Truth Social in the first place,

Demobrat

(8,960 posts)
11. How convenient for the scammers.
Sat Jan 28, 2023, 01:36 AM
Jan 2023

One site populated by nothing but suckers, haters, and gun nuts. Makes it easy and cheap to reach their target audience.

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