I turned off ad targeting wherever possible, but Meta is one of the few that don't allow you to and I still see targeted ads on Instagram. I've been thinking o

I turned off ad targeting wherever possible, but Meta is one of the few that don't allow you to and I still see targeted ads on Instagram. I've been thinking of getting a new backpack, and I got backpack ads. However, while I get "ads" -- plural -- they're all from the same single vendor selling a "last bag you'll ever need" that doesn't look all that good. It's frustrating more than helping, the exact reason why I turned off ad targeting in the first place. Years ago I turned targeting back on in Google, and it just meant I got spammed with Pebble ads (>50% of the banners everywhere were Pebble) because I kept checking their website for a sale (at the time they did occasional 2-3 day sales without advertising them, weird given the banner budget). I just turned it off again after that experience.