The embattled social media platform X is projected to lose even more advertising revenue next year.

On Thursday, the marketing research firm Kantarpublished a reportthat assessed the advertising outlook for numerous large web platforms.

As a result, X is expected to see a further exodus of advertisers next year.

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One brand is distinctly not well-received by marketers: X.

Marketers overall trust for X ads have fallen from 22% to 12% since 2022.

It continues: 26% of marketers globally now plan to decrease their spend in X in 2025.

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Ironically, the lack of ads on X seems to have made users like it more.

The decreasing marketing spend in X makes consumers happier as ad load goes down.

Consumer ad preference for X has gone up significantly since 2022.

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Bubani also said that a turnaround [of advertising money] currently seems unlikely.

Gizmodo reached out to X for comment.

Last month, Xsued a global advertising consortiumknown as GARM, or the Global Alliance for Responsible Media.

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GARM was ultimately forced to shut down as a result of the lawsuit.

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