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> These are not ads, rather something that is generated natively by the platform, not leading anywhere else but the platform that the user is already on.

Is this post Advertising a product? Yes, it is advertising a MetaAI product. Just because it's not an external ad, doesn't mean it's not an ad. Hulu shows me adds for other Hulu shows. This is an ad despite me not leaving that streaming site.

What is an advertisement to you?

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You are right, that is still and ad. Platform ads are really common for anyone running their own ad exchange. Sometimes its just to use up supply, other times its to meet in house goals.

This is technically true, these are advertisements. But not what first come to mind when reading the title "Instagram is using my face on ads targeted at me", which would be third-party ads, so this is my point. The title is sensational, a play on this misunderstanding, rather than being substantial.

My ick levels are about the same whether it’s used by third parties or just Meta. It’s a mega corporation using my likeness to manipulate my behavior for their own ends.

When someone signs up for facebook they are agreeing that any image they upload is something they are explicitly granting them permission to use. Where's the "ick"? They already gave them permission, whether they read the fine print or not.

No one said third-party ads, the description is perfectly accurate to what is happening. The knee jerk reaction to call it sensationalist is odd to me.

well, a properly sensationalized title for your case would be 'Instagram and facebook are giving my pictures away to advertisers for use'.

Still semi-sensational but more direct to your posit.

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