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Hit them where it hurts, don't click on ad/affiliate links. The lesser the validation of ads resulting in sales, the lesser the value of advertising on these platforms and consequently, lesser the value of data collection for targeted ads. Click-starve these fuckers.

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I've only ever clicked on ads by accident. Does anybody actually click through and buy? The few products I came across through ads, I googled for them at a later date, and I can't even think of any that I ended up buying.

Yes, it's common that people don't really distinguish between ads and other things that show up on their screens. Many also hook up their accounts to shady companies that quiz them and tell them what kind of wizard they are because they think it's fun to have the screen tell them little stories where they are involved.

You pay for impressions.

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