Abso-fucking-lutely they do. I recall at the time of the EU referendum in the UK, I was being bombarded with video "adverts" about how Turkey was about to ente

Abso-fucking-lutely they do. I recall at the time of the EU referendum in the UK, I was being bombarded with video "adverts" about how Turkey was about to enter the EU, and if they did, it would be a corridor for terrorists, we'd had some incidents around that time, and so it was targeted to play on people's fears. If only for a second, it gave me pause for thought. I'm not here to comment on any of that, but that was the time when I realised, we _are_ being manipulated by targeted "advertising"; in what I consider the most underhanded and disgusting ways. I'm much wiser to it now, I was always cautious before, but now I've seen the manipulation of others, and their fears; I'm constantly shooting down bullshit that family, friends and acquaintances are being targeted with on social media etc. Fuck advertising, and targeted advertising even more so. I'll block it, and if I can't I won't use the platform, it's that simple.