Facebook and Instagram to introduce unskippable ads (www.independent.ie)

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[-] lemmee_in@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

many apps that come from the play store use trackers in their app to track users activity and preference. And social media apps are the worst, they use the data to serve personalized ads

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[-] foenkyfjutschah@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

but when you use Play Store and such tracking applications, you have already sold your privacy. how are unskippable ads making the situation worse?

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