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submitted 1 year ago by fer0n@lemm.ee to c/technology@beehaw.org

TL;DR: Reddit is removing the option to opt out of ad personalization, targeting ads based on user activity. Some specific ad categories can still be limited, but there's no more opt-out option.

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[-] pre@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago

They will not be forcing me to accept personalized ads. How are they going to personalize them when I have no reddit account, block their cookies, use a VPN and change my IP address often, and don't use their website.

[-] neosheo@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Isn't it sad that we have to do all this to prevent our information being spread around the corporate world like a virus

[-] pre@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago

They should teach defensive web-browsing in schools.

[-] neosheo@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I want to live in that reality

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Well if you don't use their website you aren't a user.

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