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It could be argued that the worst thing that happened to ads are targeted ads. The targeting part manages to insert irrelevant ads at the most inappropriate tim
by goku12 4y ago
It could be argued that the worst thing that happened to ads are targeted ads. The targeting part manages to insert irrelevant ads at the most inappropriate times, even after invading users' activity across the web. Even simple non-tracking ads like a word from the sponsor are sometimes relevant and manages to avoid invasive breaks.
- JohnFen 4y agoIgnoring the issue that targeted advertising requires surveillance, my biggest problem with it is that it removes the only useful thing about ads: You used to be able to tell pretty quickly what demographic any given content was made for by noticing what ads were running with it. Targeted advertising removes that signal.