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Fla Dem

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8. Already happening. I google about a product and I get endless ads.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 02:33 PM

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For instance, I adopted 2 cats in mid-July. Went on-line to order some cat related items and google about some others.

Ever since then every time I go online, I'm getting pop-up adds for cat stuff. This isn't the first time something like this has occurred. On many other occasions after I've researched a product or subject I'm then flooded with related ads. So you don't need AI chatbot to get pop-up adds, been going on for a while.

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Meta Will Use AI Chat History to Serve You Even More Targeted Ads [View all] highplainsdem Wednesday OP

It's all about the advertising ... always has been ... FakeNoose Wednesday #1

The only possible defense customerserviceguy Wednesday #5

Delete search history as often as possible, delete tracking cookies, etc. FakeNoose Wednesday #6

If it makes you feel better to do all that customerserviceguy Yesterday #12

That's nonsense. I don't see ads on television or the internet. hunter 23 hrs ago #13

Who pays attention to the ads though. Maybe it's just me, but I never notice them. travelingthrulife 23 hrs ago #14

Anything that is free, the users are the product IronLionZion Wednesday #2

As long as it's ONLY Meta AI chats, I don't have a problem with that particular move AZJonnie Wednesday #3

That will include more targeted political ads, I presume. Glorious bastard Wednesday #4

Never use Meta. Ever. speak easy Wednesday #7

Already happening. I google about a product and I get endless ads. Fla Dem Wednesday #8

yes, EXACTLY!!! Jack Valentino Wednesday #11

I'm not on any Meta social media. All of them are just huge time sucks, imo. Raftergirl Wednesday #9

I don't mind "targeted ads", but PERSISTENT targeted ads are extremely annoying. Jack Valentino Wednesday #10