• CurlyWurlies4All
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    4 months ago

    ‘Targeted advertising’ is shockingly untargeted. As the underpinning of our digital economy, the value of online advertising is dangerously overinflated.

    • Flying Squid
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      14 months ago

      The only time I ever click on an ad for anything is because I want to see exactly how much they are charging for whatever clearly ridiculous thing they’re advertising. Meaning I was never planning on buying it. Thankfully, that is rare.

    • @Rooty@lemmy.world
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      14 months ago

      When I watched youtube on my phone, logged into my google profile, I got generic TV ads for women’s hair care products.

      I am a bald man.