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> The ad would simply display some of the information collected about the viewer which the advertising platform uses. Facebook was not into that idea. Genius!
by pyjug 5y ago
> The ad would simply display some of the information collected about the viewer which the advertising platform uses. Facebook was not into that idea.
Genius! But it’s unclear to me if the examples in the blog were actual ads shown to users before their account was blocked, or the campaign never got off the ground at all. If it’s the latter, the blog should make it clearer otherwise it makes it look like those were real ads
- dannyw 5y agoThose are real targetable attributes under Facebook. They would be real ads if approved.
- spamalot159 5y agoI highly doubt they would ever be approved.
- crowbahr 5y agoRight because they're ads critical of facebook designed to scare facebook users into not using facebook. Why would facebook green light ads that are detrimental to them?
- Dylan16807 5y agoThey're explaining something facebook does without any bias at all. Facebook should be proud to show off their technology! If it's "detrimental" then the problem isn't the ad, so rejecting the ad for that reason is scummy.
- jedberg 5y agoIt's an ad for a competitor. Why would they do that?
- thescriptkiddie 5y agoIn theory blocking ads from competitors is a violation of anti-trust laws, but when you have more money than god you can just pay the fine.
- Dylan16807 5y agoWell that's a completely different argument. If you want to talk about the part where it makes them look bad, consider an organization similar to the EFF doing this campaign.