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A comment on Facebook says Apple’s iOS 14 changes could hurt its ad targeting. Parent comment

Re:Facebook says Apple’s iOS 14 changes could hurt its ad ta... by scarface74 on Friday July 31, 2020 @05:58PM (#24014688)
If Google and Facebook died or changed their business model, why should I care? I pay for Apple devices because the transaction is clean - I give them money and they give me stuff.

The same for Microsoft with O365 and subscriptions streaming services.

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Re:Facebook says Apple’s iOS 14 changes could hurt its ad ta... by cblconfederate on Friday July 31, 2020 @06:58PM (#24015256)
apple's bestselling devices though are content consumption devices, and people spend most of their times in social apps there. That entire ecosystem is dependent on ads, and in particular on the advantage of having targeted ads, which is what made G & FB rich
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