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because the far-parent problem was 'facebook has ads that target me.' an easy way to avoid the problem of seeing ads on facebook is.. to avoid facebook. yes,
by serf 2y ago
because the far-parent problem was 'facebook has ads that target me.'
an easy way to avoid the problem of seeing ads on facebook is.. to avoid facebook.
yes, this doesn't solve the privacy and ad-affiliate network problem -- but that wasn't the stated problem.
- ryandrake 2y agoYea they can track my shadow profile all they want and I don’t care. I don’t visit them so they aren’t showing me ads.
- 39896880 2y agoThey lease your behavior to other advertisers, insurance companies, loan guarantors…
- gmhafiz 2y agoHow do they know what my behaviours are if I don't have Facebook?
- EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 2y agoYou don't have, but many sites you visit have a Facebook code hidden in their pages that sends data about any visitor to Facebook. Thus Facebook knows a lot about you even if you don't have an account.
- bcg361 2y agoSource? It's always been my understanding that while smaller players do this, the major ad players - Meta, Google, etc - never do this: Data on everyone is their greatest competitive advantage, and they don't want to give it away!
- scubbo 2y agoFair point!