I had turned targeted ads off, on Facebook and Instagram. I still got ads but they were not targeted based on my data. I could live with that

Today I got a popup requiring me to pick an option of either accepting targeted ads or pay the equivalent of €13/$14 for an addfree experience across all meta platforms.

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    People who want to use FB every day (that doesn’t include me) shouldn’t have to choose between targeted ads, and excessively high pricing.

    They could have continued non-targeted ads or made the pricing reasonable

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      8 months ago

      People who want to use Facebook can pay, deal with ads, or just not use the site. This isn’t some huge scandal and nothing is really wrong here

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        8 months ago

        Why are you on c/Privacy when you don’t seem to care about data tracking and forced targeted ads?

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          8 months ago

          Because I browse the root website and don’t pay any attention to the sub communities. Are you wanting to speak exclusively to like minded individuals who never criticize or oppose your thoughts?

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            8 months ago

            Fair enough I suppose, just expect backlash here when you’re advocating for Meta arguably shitty things