Have you heard anything about uBlock origin, Ghostery and similar programs?
Reddit is removing the option for users to opt out of personalized ads. The site will now target ads based on a user's activity and account information. Reddit claims this requires little personal data and will improve ad relevance. However, users will no longer have control over whether their data is used this way. They can only filter ads by category, not opt out entirely. Personalized ads will still be optional in some countries due to GDPR laws.
Overall, Reddit users can expect to see more targeted ads based on their engagement with different communities and content.
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I mean, does it really matter? At the end of the day, an obnoxious ad is an obnoxious ad regardless of wether it’s targets or not. Or am I missing something?
Any company/developer that puts ads in their app deserves to fade into irrelevant obscurity. And the more people put up with it and pay into it to remove the ads, the more you’re rewarding the behavior.
And it’s ironic that I’m sure a large percentage of people that pay to remove ads are the same people that whine about people pre-ordering games.
Sorry for the rant. But this shit aggravates me.
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