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minus-squareTehPers@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-21 month agoI don’t and won’t ever use these platforms, but to me this seems like a good thing? Option to not have ads is huge. Edit: given of course that free users can still opt out of targeted ads
minus-squarepinball_wizard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoI agree with the option, in theory. But of course I trust a Meta company tracking opt out as much as I trust Facebook not to run a secret micro server to evade my ad blocker.
I don’t and won’t ever use these platforms, but to me this seems like a good thing? Option to not have ads is huge.
Edit: given of course that free users can still opt out of targeted ads
I agree with the option, in theory.
But of course I trust a Meta company tracking opt out as much as I trust Facebook not to run a secret micro server to evade my ad blocker.