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		cvwright on Nov 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Meta’s approach of ‘pay for your privacy’ is wrong This is correct. They give your data for free to a group of advertisers and let them bid on who will pay the most to show you an ad.

scarface_74 on Nov 20, 2023 [–]

They do no such thing. The advertisers never have your data. The advertisers tell Facebook which demographic they want to target and Facebook obliges.

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