You're presenting a false dichotomy. "Targeted" ads refer to ads that are contextual on the user (and thereby objectifying the person). There's nothing wrong wi

You're presenting a false dichotomy. "Targeted" ads refer to ads that are contextual on the user (and thereby objectifying the person). There's nothing wrong with contextualizing ads in another way, e.g. on geography or on surrounding site content. When I walk outside, I don't see ads for the NYC Metro system here. If real-life ads were as random as you suggest, I should have seen a few of those. But I don't, because real-life ads are geographically targeted. That's not the kind of targeting that's being banned here.