Netflix Saves Kids from Up to 400 Hours of Commercials a Year

Re:Netflix Saves Kids from Up to 400 Hours of Commercials a ... by la_barba on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @02:37PM (#19912470)

> At the same time, doesn't this feel a little like the advertisers are extorting us for some $$? Lest they jam more ads down your throat.

They wouldn't have succeeded in this extortion (online) if it wasn't for companies with billions of dollars hiring the smartest people in the world to enable advertisers to spy on people en-masse.

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Re:Netflix Saves Kids from Up to 400 Hours of Commercials a ... by dorgo on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @05:00PM (#19913852)

Rest assured that advertisement works with and without spying. Spying just improves efficiency somewhat.

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Re:Netflix Saves Kids from Up to 400 Hours of Commercials a ... by treypitt on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @06:28PM (#19914444)

To supply a supporting anecdote: as a cis male, I'm consistently served ads for female-products like tampons on Instagram, presumably one of the "smartest" spies out there

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Re:Netflix Saves Kids from Up to 400 Hours of Commercials a ... by ahje on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @02:12AM (#19916846)

Same here, except it's for women's clothes...

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