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Re:After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and k... by seem_2211 on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @06:09PM (#18926499)
But also, if it's general interest that makes sense as well. Say an ad for BestBuy while browsing the NYT. That's one of the benefits of well trafficked sites - you can reach a pretty wide swath of the population.
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Re:After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and k... by kiriakasis on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @06:45PM (#18926806)
In this sense I would like it if site took advertisement more seriously. Asking feedback, allowing personalization, selecting a few "endorsed" ads (as a quick and cheap Boolean review).

For Google and Facebook it doesn't make sense, but for a newspaper i would expect some selection on the ads they show.

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Re:After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and k... by nine_k on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @10:12PM (#18928011)
BTW Stackoverflow does many of these things with their ads.
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