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FB now 90% ads and promos? (beehaw.org)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by eveninghere@beehaw.org to c/askbeehaw@beehaw.org

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I still check facebook somehow (I hate it).

Scrolling the timeline, I noticed that it's 90% ads or promoted posts. This is next level...

Is this only me? Or has FB been like this these days? (PLEASE don't spam "quit FB already" messages.)

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[–] eveninghere@beehaw.org 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I can't understand why people still use FB with that mess of ads and promos. It operates like a scammer at this point: they actively select people who interact with low quality information.

[–] frog@beehaw.org 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I genuinely don't get it either. I have an account on FB for the exceedingly rare occasions when I need to contact someone who only has an FB account. I can't imagine being on there willingly.

[–] eveninghere@beehaw.org 1 points 7 months ago

Maybe even loyal users are like that by now. Or they're brainwashed by Instagram and don't see any problem.