Your Facebook 'likes' are now paid ads, and, no, you can't opt out.
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technolog.msnbc.msn.comPosted Jan 25, 2011, 6:46 PM UTC
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technolog.msnbc.msn.comWhy do all of these people continue to work for this company for free. Does it really provide that much value in their lives?
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You're refering to reddit?
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Facebook slaves.
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Wait, you mean when I click "Like" to show all my friends that I like a product... Facebook is going to tell my friends that I like that product?
WHAT HAS THIS WORLD COME TO?
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Seriously, where are these irate Facebook users? I have never seen anyone I've friend whine about the shit I see elsewhere on the internet.
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Bonus: If you say you hate it, that's what the ad says.
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I have a tangential question: who the fuck clicks internet ads? How do they generate revenue?
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A lot of people do. You know all those people who shop at Best Buy?
Yeah.
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Giving myself a pat on the back for never joining facebook. It just gets worse and worse.
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Account -> Account Settings -> Facebook Ads tab:
- "Allow ads on platform pages to show my information to" -> No one
- "Show my social actions in Facebook Ads to" -> No one
Or am I missing something?
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this should be default
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Not much different than people that pay to advertize for companies by wearing brand logo sweatshirts, etc.
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How does me liking a status correlate to them correctly advertising some product to me? Or am I missing something.
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And on the bottom of this article: "490 people liked this"
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"Opt-Out! Opt-Out! Oh wait... this isn't another TSA post? I read opt-out and assumed...
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Which is why I don't like anything in facebook.
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Of course you can opt-out. Here are two ways:
What's the problem?
Its not you linking stuff, it's those friends you have that like. EVERYTHING.
Right. So if you don't like it then delete your account. Facebook does not own a monopoly on socializing with friends.