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Am I the only person who would actually prefer targeted ads based on things I might actually be interested in, rather than the crap I've been exposed to before.

If you're going to use a walled garden like facebook, you expect to see walls now and again.

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Since they have proven that they are awful at targeting, I don't want it.

The fact is, 90% of advertising exists because the product is not worth buying in its merits. Word of mouth recommendations and independent research studies are where good jnformarion comes from. Targeting doesn't help that.

I think every effort they make to better target is only a good thing. Attempting to block their efforts will skew their results which could lead to worse ads.

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