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This guy already discovered this: https://ghostinfluence.com/the-ultimate-retaliation-pranking-my-roommate-with-targeted-facebook-ads/ https://ghostinfluence.c

• spurgu 5y ago
  Came here to post this. Also, can't read Techcrunch articles because they're blocked (by NextDNS) due to redirecting through https://guce.advertising.com/ https://guce.advertising.com/
• thedevelopnik 5y ago
  Yeah like 7 years ago I was thinking about moving into a marketing role and bought a book on social media. The introduction included a bit where the author bought a Facebook ad wishing his wife a happy anniversary because he could target her so precisely.
• brianswichkow 5y ago
  OP of the aforementioned Facebook Ads Prank here. Thank you for remembering it all these years and sharing it here! Yes, it was discovered 7 years ago (by many) and Facebook has continually lied about it being patched. Here's a more recent overview of all their lies regarding micro-targeting: https://thetyee.ca/News/2019/05/07/Facebook-Privacy-Busting-Bug/ https://thetyee.ca/News/2019/05/07/Facebook-Privacy-Busting-...