Not disclosing advertisements runs afoul of the FTC’s rules.

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    The article literally says that.

    It’s unclear if X, under owner Elon Musk, decided to remove these ad labels or if this is a temporary glitch.

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      Their entire article is based on a screenshot someone sent them and their word that it didn’t say that it was an ad.

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        Dude, I have literally seen this myself on Twitter, and the tweet where I first saw this article was full of replies of people with screenshots of links to people talking about having noticed it.

        Stop being in such an all-fired rush to declare something fake just because you have some weird need to always defend Elon Musk.

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          It’s not rushing to defend anyone, it’s saying this “journalism” is pathetic.

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            The article has three different examples from three different users, so I’m confused by you saying “their journalism is pathetic” when you were completely wrong with your “based on a screenshot someone sent them and their word that it didn’t say that it was an ad.” I wonder if you actually read the article and looked at the sourcing. I don’t think you did.