I bet most ppl here do not use Meta products. But some may have to for w/e reason. Or you may know ppl who do. Also in the bigger world, it sitll has billions of users, 2.1B every day. This is Meta improving your experience unless you know how to opt out.

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit writing that.

Meta is planning to use the data shared by other businesses to personalize your feed and its AI responses. In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta explains that it already uses your off-platform activity, like the games you play or your purchases on other websites, to serve you ads. But now it’s expanding the scope of the content it personalizes across Facebook and Instagram.

For example, Meta says if you bought a tent online recently, you might see camping-related videos in your Reels feed. “We aren’t collecting any new data as part of this update,” the blog post says. “This is about using information that businesses already send to us to further improve your experience.”

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    18 days ago

    I think it’s about time we all seriously consider using a lot less technology.

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    18 days ago

    Out of curiosity… Does anyone know how well does Firefox’s containers system segregate Facebook in those cases?

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        That doesn’t explain where they get the information from. It would have to come from some sort of mechanic in the browser. I would imagine containers help but the science of browser fingerprinting has gotten quite good (unfortunately)

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          There’s JavaScript linked to advertising on the pages you visit. it takes your info and send it back, where it gets recorded and shared. Containers are good for not sharing cookies etc

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    How is this news? If you mention smelly turds in a car, Facebook will show your friend turd t-shirt ads and your friend in the back of the car will see air freshener ads on youtube videos when they get home.

    Is everyone living under a rock?