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Reddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platform (techcrunch.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the message they are sending to users:

Hey u/username,

We will soon begin rolling out changes to Reddit's User settings. It is getting a refresh that includes changes to ad personalization, privacy preferences, and location settings.

As part of these changes, we are retiring a setting that you have previously turned on that limited how we used your activity from the Reddit platform to personalize ads. We have replaced the setting with a new option to select categories of ads that you may not wish to see.

More details are available in our announcement and help center.

These changes are rolling out starting today and you may see the changes over the next few days.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What if you select every category because ads are a stupid timewaste?

Regardless how many times they are telling me that Diablo 4 is "the fastest-selling ARPG ever" and flaunt the phoney 10/10 "review scores", it's not gonna change my opinion that the game is dog poop and thoroughly unimpressive. So why inconvenience me by making me load that shitty picture, it won't make me buy that shit.

I honestly don't get the point of ads.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Unless it's direct-response targeted, the point of adds isn't to make you buy shit instantly, it's to plant a seed and make you aware of a product so that one day you do spend money in it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

The new pinned sponsor add at the top is so distracting. Used it to figure out a sports stream, awful experience.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Reddit said Wednesday that the platform is revamping its privacy settings with an aim to make ad personalization and account visibility toggles consistent.

Our advertisers instead rely on on-platform activity—what communities you join, leave, upvotes, downvotes, and other signals—to get an idea of what you might be interested in,” Reddit said.

Reddit is seemingly removing toggles for getting post recommendations based on “general location” and activity on partner sites and apps.

The social network said it will also roll out controls to limit certain advertising categories such as alcohol, weight loss, dating, gambling pregnancy, and parenting.

It infamously made changes to its data API terms that led to many third-party clients shutting down and subreddits protesting in retaliation.

In an interview with The Verge in June, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman responded to IPO rumors and said “Getting to breakeven is a priority for us in any climate.”

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe I'll stop getting those "He Gets Us" ads if I cruise the atheist subreddits.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I opted out by deleting every trace of my account and never returning. it was easy.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Reddit Revanced says no!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

That shit is beyond broken. I‘m glad I left.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Is Reddit still alive? I have been away for months 😂

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love my adblocker and tracking blocking.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Just use Revanced app to remove adds from Reddit

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well it doesn't opt you out from the tracking across the whole site

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

reasons to stop using that shitty website 📈

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