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.

  • Zak@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Quite a few people I know ranging in age from 20s to 40s do. There isn’t really a replacement with its defining characteristics:

    • One-to-many blog-like posts
    • Mostly for interactions between people who actually know each other
    • Most people have an account and at least occasionally check it

    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.