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0 pointsleesalminen5y ago0 comments

My anecdote is that Facebook got really good at targeting ads at me. Once I actually purchased 4 things from FB ads in a short time, I realized I had to quit. Going on 2 years now FB free!

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jonplackett5y ago

Do you regret those purchases?

codefreakxff5y ago

Not original poster. Also got ads for things I would definitely like. 100% of them were cheap crap that actually did not work at all. Stopped using Facebook because I got tired of the deceptive ads, lack of accountability, and invasive profiling

And, yes, I do think Facebook should take responsibility for the content of their ads and products sold through them. If the New York Times only sold ads for scams, and all their articles were lies, we would no longer trust the New York Times

Facebook is like Vegas strip junk ads. It may look nice, but you’re going to have a bad time

walrus015y ago

there's whole facebook groups now dedicated to posting screenshots of, and laughing at, the ridiculous advertisements and products sold by wish.com

disgruntledphd25y ago

The funny thing about this is that those groups and the people in them, look at the wish ads, and engage with them, thus making wish's ads cheaper and making the company more likely to serve them bizarre ads.

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