Developer mocks X's bizarre fake-hand ad: 'please never do this again, Twitter'
matt_slotnick · x · 2026-10-27
Matt Slotnick shares a bizarre X (Twitter) promo unit: a stock-photo fake hand reaching in from off-screen to tap a selected "own the workload, own the world" text box, complete with a Promote button and phone keyboard UI. His reaction: "what the hell is this? please never do this again, Twitter" — a peek at how rough X's ad creative review can be.
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