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.
Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.
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Does anyone still even use Facebook? Aside from boomer parents? TikTok, not THAT’S a data mining platform!
Quite a few people I know ranging in age from 20s to 40s do. There isn’t really a replacement with its defining characteristics:
It’s that last point nothing else can match. If I post something to Facebook, most people I know have a chance of seeing it. Five people I actually know follow me on Mastodon.
For me, it’s the main means of communication both for family, friends, hobbies and even work!