2023-09-19 01:55 UTC
@fixatedpersonsunit Great quote.
One of the most insidious travesties is advertising companies convincing people that personalised advertising is a good thing. No it’s not! It makes the ads more affective at psychologically nudging you towards an outcome that benefits the advertisers and their customers. It allows them the charge more money for that benefit. And it trains you to accept a very high level of advertising.
Turn off personalised ads and the pain you quickly feel from all the dross is what ads are really like.
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@Susan60@aus.social 2023-09-19 05:25
@mori @fixatedpersonsunit Exactly!
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@AmonTheMetalHead@mastodon.social 2023-09-19 10:14
@mori @fixatedpersonsunit This is why I advocate adblocking, not using chrome etc. Even my android phone is ad- & google free and I wouldn't have it orherwise.
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@klefstadmyr@social.vivaldi.net 2023-09-19 11:36
@mori @fixatedpersonsunit This was one of the selling points at Xwitter: "pay for blue mark and get more personalised ads." I'm sorry, if you want to surveille me on internet you have to do it for free.