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X adds an intrusive promotional animation of an arm reaching across the screen to direct users to a "promote" post button, targeting verified and Premium users (Andrew Liszewski/The Verge)
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Andrew Liszewski / The Verge: X adds an intrusive promotional animation of an arm reaching across the screen to direct users to a “promote” post button, targeting verified and Premium users — You have to hand it to X's latest promotional gimmick. — After Elon Musk warned that …
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