I don't mind targeted ads, I mind targeting based on information I haven't explicitly given. I understand that since I joined a group for local mountainbikers, which is tagged that it is about "cycling", I can see ads for mountainbiking. They infer my interests from information I have given (age, groups, ...). That's fair game.
I do NOT want to see a mountainbike ad, ever, because I browsed a random retailer for mountainbikes, or wrote a message about a mountainbike to a friend on messenger, or because a friend of a friend bought a bike on fb marketplace etc etc.
Yes. I agree. I like targeted ads. Ads on electronic engineering or computer science are nice because I actually enjoy those things. But just because I looked at something as a possible present for someone doesn’t mean I want ads for weeks.
Facebook goes really far on this. It seems even pausing your scrolling for a few seconds more than usual is enough for them to think I’m interesting. I’m not. I’m just trying to figure out if I want to read this post or not.
I do NOT want to see a mountainbike ad, ever, because I browsed a random retailer for mountainbikes, or wrote a message about a mountainbike to a friend on messenger, or because a friend of a friend bought a bike on fb marketplace etc etc.