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dumb question: do Taboola and Outbrain try to infer the user's demographics based on the clickbait "news stories" the user clicks? e.g. some of these "stories"
by HillaryBriss 8y ago
dumb question: do Taboola and Outbrain try to infer the user's demographics based on the clickbait "news stories" the user clicks?
e.g. some of these "stories" appeal specifically to fans of a particular TV show or actor from a specific time range.
- nkozyra 8y agoNo, and they have little reason to do so. They throw spaghetti at the wall, cater to low quality publishers and use your location to clumsily make it seem like the content is relevant to you with the most clickbaity headlines known to man. But the thing is ... it works. People are clicking on this nonsense and other people are paying for those clicks (and publishers making money in the process).