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If they identified relevant ads, I think more people would be fine with them. I actually turned off my AdBlock for Facebook as when setting up a new computer, I

If they identified relevant ads, I think more people would be fine with them. I actually turned off my AdBlock for Facebook as when setting up a new computer, I saw ads which I was actually interested in seeing (I do innovation contests and they showed me ads for those). And to this point I have left it off for Facebook as they continue to show ads for things I am interested in learning, purchasing, or doing. I probably click 1 in 3 Facebook ads now. YouTube doesn’t do this and should be targeting the ads better based on video topic.

smichel17 6y ago
If you use Firefox multi-account containers and the Temporary Containers addon with YouTube (and stay logged out) so that it never gets a chance to learn your habits, then you'll get very mainstream (bland and totally uninteresting to me) stuff on the home page when you arrive, and after a video or two the recommendations will be almost entirely around whatever you are watching in that session.
- jnsaff2 6y ago
  Nah, I searched for fridges on my ipad (with blockers on, nextdns) and a minute later my girlfriend started seeing fridge ads in facebook and instagram. And hasn't stopped seeing them. My guess is that it was purely IP based that time. That public IP and her FB account is now tainted forever.
  - PhantomGremlin 6y ago
    My guess is that it was purely IP based Yes, this always happens to me. When I'm not blocking ads I'm inundated with all sorts of ads targeting young women. This can only be because of IP address. I certainly never search for stuff like that but I'm sure my two daughters do.
  - smichel17 6y ago
    My point was not about ads; I use an ad blocker. I should have emphasized this > after a video or two the recommendations will be... It was related because it was about influencing automated content discovery / recommendation algorithms.
higerordermap 6y ago
Another data point. I always get Zomato or snapchat ad on youtube, even if I haven't searched anything remotely related. Many friends of mine also confirm the same.
soraminazuki 6y ago
That's the narrative advertisers keep on pushing whenever they're caught in a privacy scandal. However, I have yet to see people using ad blockers because they think advertisers are not doing enough to spy on them.

smichel17 6y ago

If you use Firefox multi-account containers and the Temporary Containers addon with YouTube (and stay logged out) so that it never gets a chance to learn your habits, then you'll get very mainstream (bland and totally uninteresting to me) stuff on the home page when you arrive, and after a video or two the recommendations will be almost entirely around whatever you are watching in that session.

jnsaff2 6y ago
Nah, I searched for fridges on my ipad (with blockers on, nextdns) and a minute later my girlfriend started seeing fridge ads in facebook and instagram. And hasn't stopped seeing them. My guess is that it was purely IP based that time. That public IP and her FB account is now tainted forever.
- PhantomGremlin 6y ago
  My guess is that it was purely IP based Yes, this always happens to me. When I'm not blocking ads I'm inundated with all sorts of ads targeting young women. This can only be because of IP address. I certainly never search for stuff like that but I'm sure my two daughters do.
- smichel17 6y ago
  My point was not about ads; I use an ad blocker. I should have emphasized this > after a video or two the recommendations will be... It was related because it was about influencing automated content discovery / recommendation algorithms.

higerordermap 6y ago

Another data point. I always get Zomato or snapchat ad on youtube, even if I haven't searched anything remotely related. Many friends of mine also confirm the same.

soraminazuki 6y ago

That's the narrative advertisers keep on pushing whenever they're caught in a privacy scandal. However, I have yet to see people using ad blockers because they think advertisers are not doing enough to spy on them.