ELON Musk shared major improvements to the X after several retailers, including Walmart, removed ads from their platforms – and fans praised the bold new design.
X, formerly known as Twitter, has gone through several overhauls since Tesla’s CEO purchased the website for $44 billion in October 2023.
On Friday, he shared an update on the video embedding feature, which allows users to embed videos and broadcast players directly into their websites and apps.
It says, “Copy and paste the URL to get the embed.” Tweet From the official live account. “you’re welcome.”
Musk reposted the tweet. caption: “Video embedding has been improved.”
Users can easily embed and post videos using the HTML code provided. public.x.com Use the URL from X.
Users praised the new change, with one writing: “For the past 3 months I’ve been having trouble embedding videos in posts and only getting links. I hope this helps.”
Another user wrote: “I tried it and it worked.” The new colors and designs are also nice.
“Thank you to the X team for all your hard work in making this place the best place for everyone,” a third person wrote.
However, other users also criticized the team for adding display size options and improving sending.
“Consider the issues mentioned above. It’s similar to Youtube, but I think it’s due to user habits,” the person wrote. ”[You] should learn from YouTube. ”
mad dash
The news comes as Walmart becomes the latest brand to pull advertising from the platform.
Last week, the retailer announced it would no longer advertise on X.
“We are no longer advertising on X because we have found other platforms that allow us to better reach our customers,” a Walmart spokesperson said.
The platform has had problems retaining advertisers since Musk took over.
Apple, Disney, and Warner Bros Discovery have also abandoned the platform.
Businesses are concerned about the rise in anti-Semitic content on X.
In November, Musk appeared to agree with a post that claimed members of the Jewish community were promoting hatred against white people, which he called “the actual truth.”
He later apologized for responding to an anti-Semitic post at a New York Times Deal Book event.
“I mean, look, uh… I’m sorry about the post,” he said.
“That was stupid to me. Out of 30,000 posts, this might literally be the worst and stupidest post I’ve ever made.
“And while I’ve tried my best to clarify the six points from Sunday, I think it’s clear, at least, that far from being an anti-Semite, I’m actually a philosopher.” Masu.”
But Musk didn’t hold back his emotions when discussing advertisers pulling back from X.
“If someone tries to blackmail me with an ad, please threaten me with this: money, fuck yourself. Fuck yourself. Is it obvious? I hope so,” he said.