I visited a friend who is watching Breaking Bad. Now clips appear on my YouTube?

Re:I visited a friend who is watching Breaking Bad. Now clip... by NateEag on Sunday June 19, 2022 @12:59PM (#31801103)

> This might not be possible - there are many inputs into the model; it would be impossible to trace which one tipped the scale.

I am not a fan of problem-solving via legislation, but I wouldn't lose a lot of sleep if Big Tech was no longer allowed to burn billions of CPU cycles on making opaque, inexplicable guesses as to what ads are most likely to make them money if shoved in front of my eyeballs.

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Re:I visited a friend who is watching Breaking Bad. Now clip... by FredPret on Sunday June 19, 2022 @02:58PM (#31802264)

I get the annoyance, but also, targeted ads means both a more efficient economy and information environment.

Mass ads means more money goes into ads and ads are irrelevant to many people. Only big co’s can afford mass ads. Targeted ads means ad money is vastly more efficient, and your information environment is less cluttered. One-man shops can afford targeted ads.

I like seeing relevant ads. I like supporting small businesses targeting me. Privacy isn’t a concern either because the three-letter agencies can find out whatever they want about me if they want anyway.

FWIW, I’m not in advertising.

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