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Re:What Data Does Facebook Collect When I’m Not Using Facebo... by realusername on Monday April 16, 2018 @11:39PM (#16855274)
Your point is moot, if advertising had absolutely no effect on customers, then it would not be profitable to use it and the industry would not exist.
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Re:What Data Does Facebook Collect When I’m Not Using Facebo... by wolco on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @12:25AM (#16855456)
In fairness certain types of advertising have very little roi but continues to be used because of past association or the network effect.
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