Gonna sign all my emails this way from now on.
Murder
Suicide
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As a longtime user of pretty much exclusively Firefox, duck duck go and tumblr, I’m not used to targeted ads being, well, particularly targeted. Like today I got an ad selling me a 5lb bag of ice. Pretty standard on the ol’ tumbles.
But I used Facebook for the first time in years and my goodness do they have my number when it comes to things I would absolutely consider purchasing. A kindling-cutting drill bit. A 5-gallon bucket lid mousetrap. Like I’m not going to buy these things but that’s out of principle alone.
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“Why do ads think I might be gay?….” (Looks around at the company I keep and issues I believe in) “oh right”
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Wow… getting some really targeted ads on here lately
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hey california mutuals! tumblr is trying to get cute with AdChoices regardless of your opt-out status.
this is not legal. since automattic’s headquarters are in san francisco and they acknowledge this in their own faq, you’d think they’d know that 🤔 hmmmmmmmm
remember to take screenshots if you see an AdChoices advertisement yourself! xoxoxo
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Going home to Singapore from my Japan vacation tomorrow. And my biggest takeaway from this trip:
Japanese targeted ads are fucking awesome and knows me like a best friend. Like 75% of them were manga previews. Why couldn’t it be like this at Singapore. Just En Ef Tea after En Ef Tea.
Singapore algo: this woman probably is an adventurous investor (wrong) and has lots of money (wrong)
Japanese algo: this woman is a fucking nerd and a weeb(right and right)
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Adds I keep getting
what does this mean????
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Sorry, suspiciously targeted ad, I won't touch Hogwarts Legacy any time in my lifetime. Whichever video gamers sponsored this, step up to my confessional and repent for your sins
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Dawg my “targeted ads” aren’t even targeted at all.
The shit I get is Genshin/honkai impact and birth control ads for women.
I hate Genshin and honkai.
And I am not sexually active, nor a woman.
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if targeted ads are a privacy infiltrating billion dollar industry why dont they take the hint and stop showing me weird ads...... theyd know i dont need anything these ads show besides like... therapy in my area or smth.... i dont know...
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I was streaming my first Fallout New Vegas playthrough on twitch yesterday.
The only time I ever mentioned it, and it is now my targeted ad. "Hey, buy this standing desk!"
And for shameless self-promotion, if you're interested in watching, I'm at twitch.tv/tibsentribe.
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I take great pride in the fact that none of the targeted ads I get on any websites have anything to do with what I actually like or consume. I am unknown and unknowable. The algorithms can't read my mind, and that's just the way I like it.
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I ordered some cigars online and now adsense keeps showing me the most generic "rich middle aged man" ads. Luxury watches. Sports cars. A dating app aimed at "succesful older gentlemen"(what chance is there that this isn't something awful). Google. Buddy. You have all this data on me. Last week I was buying ramen in bulk. We both know I didn't start a succesful business, age 20 years, get married and divorced and go bald in the span of a week.
Companies all talk about how these algorithms that feed us content are super sophisticated and smart, to the point that people are getting concerned about them(I'm not saying you shouldn't be, but not for that reason). But once in a while, there comes a moment where what they're actually doing finally clicks, and it is so incredibly stupid.
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Assumptions were made..
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Where did the targeted ad settings go? Are they gone? I feel like I've been getting targeted ads here recently, but i always had that setting set to opt out.
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