I had turned targeted ads off, on Facebook and Instagram. I still got ads but they were not targeted based on my data. I could live with that

Today I got a popup requiring me to pick an option of either accepting targeted ads or pay the equivalent of €13/$14 for an addfree experience across all meta platforms.

  • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
    60·
    11 months ago

    Do you seriously believe that ad-free means they’re not still tracking the hell outta you and aggregating from many sources you probably don’t know about like Patreon and shit?

    Edit: and on the subject of personalized ads, I find it more worriesome when you can’t see whats going on. Its a weird paradox

  • NabeGewell@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    11 months ago

    Oh man I get to pay AND have my data taken? Collected by the corporation and stolen by hackers? What an amazing company, truly the leaders of the future of the web Meta is

  • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
    17·
    11 months ago

    I can think of a third option. Send me $20 and I’ll disclose the secret.

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            1·
            11 months ago

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  • Karna@lemmy.mlEnglish
    16·
    11 months ago

    Option 3 : Delete your FB profile, and live peacefully ever after 😀

    • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldOP
      43·
      11 months ago

      The issue is, that Facebook is the main means of communication for family, friends, work and hobbies.

      • Treczoks@lemm.ee
        72·
        11 months ago

        Then it is high time to change this. It won’t get any better - it will get worse.

        • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldOP
          4·
          11 months ago

          For me sure, but the people I communicate with, I doubt it. I have transitioned to Lemmy pretty easily from reddit. But Reddit was fairly annonimous. I feel more stuck to Facebook because the iRL people I know are there

    • online@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Giving them payment information makes it even easier to track you too.

  • Bwaz@lemmy.world
    12·
    11 months ago

    Well, the third option is there too and seems the best: don’t use Facebook/meta at all.

  • Rearsays@lemmy.ml
    11·
    11 months ago

    I choose option three.

    To fully delete your Facebook account, you would need to go through Facebook’s account deletion process. I can guide you through the steps:

    1. Click on the account menu down arrow at the top right of any Facebook page in your web browser.
    2. Select ‘Settings & Privacy’, then click ‘Settings’.
    3. Look for the ‘Your Facebook Information’ section.
    4. Click on ‘Deactivation and Deletion’.
    5. Choose ‘Permanently Delete Account’, then click ‘Continue to Account Deletion’.
    6. Follow the instructions to confirm the deletion.

    Remember that once your account is deleted, it cannot be recovered. If you wish to keep the data, make sure to download a copy of your information before deleting your account.

    If you’re logged in, you can directly go to the deletion page using this link: Delete My Account

    Just copy and paste the URL into your web browser’s address bar. Note that you may need to log in to Facebook again to access this page.

    • kungen@feddit.nu
      4·
      11 months ago

      The deletion isn’t automatic/immediate if I recall correctly? If you accidentally log in within 30 days, they cancel deletion automatically.

    • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldOP
      11·
      11 months ago

      As far as I know they are only doing it in EU as a response to a new law the EU had enforced on them.

      • jman6495@lemmy.ml
        1·
        11 months ago

        It’s not a new law. The GDPR has been around for years, but meta only recently lost a legal case saying that they cannot contractually force users to provide their data in exchange for access to the service.

        But the GDPR also says consent has to be freely given, some interpet this as meaning that forcing people to pay in order for their data not to be used for ads is not freely given consent.

  • moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    6·
    11 months ago

    You should delete your account as mentioned here. The second step is creating a new account and pretending you’re under 18. It will be free without targeted ads.

    Repeat the process periodically.

  • Karna@lemmy.mlEnglish
    5·
    11 months ago

    To add more context to it -

    Meta is actually trying to comply circumvent EU’s strict privacy policy.

    Recently, The EU’s top court said in July that Meta must first get consent before showing ads to users - a ruling that jeopardises the company’s ability to make money by tailoring advertisements for individual users based on their online interests and digital activity.

    Source: https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/10/03/meta-could-charge-facebook-and-instagram-users-in-eu-to-go-ad-free-to-comply-with-privacy-

    • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      11 months ago

      But it’s not ads in general I personally am opposed. It’s the fact that they have removed the option to show untargeted ads. I personally don’t mind ads but now they force either parsonalized ads or subscription

      It was not their livelihood that was at stake, but the potential for more profit