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Re:US weighs Google break-up in landmark antitrust case by hightrix on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @06:36PM (#41793512)
> why are personalized ads on a website indispensable?

They aren't. This is exactly what I mean by modern advertising.

If ads were just contextual based on the content of the page, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

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Re:US weighs Google break-up in landmark antitrust case by kelnos on Thursday October 10, 2024 @01:48AM (#41795923)
> If ads were just contextual based on the content of the page, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

I'd still be blocking them, though.

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