• bradboimler@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I don’t use an ad blocker. I do mind ads but I also want to adhere to the social contact: I subject myself to ads for the free content.

          • dan@upvote.au
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            1 year ago

            Your data really isn’t worth that much.

            Also, it’s a common misconception that large tech companies like Google and Meta sell your data. They don’t. The data is what makes the company valuable - they’re not going to give away their competitive advantage. Instead, advertisers can target people based on the data. The advertisers never actually see the data nor exactly who their ads are reaching (it’s just aggregate anonymized data).

            On Google and Facebook, even individuals can use the same tools that large advertisers use to list their ads, and see exactly what they see.

  • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Vote early. Almost every single area in the US has early voting at least 2 weeks before elections. People complain about long lines and lack of ballots on election day. You know what you get if you stumble into a polling place before that? A couple of bored poll workers in an otherwise empty building. You get your ballot, fill it out, and leave within 5 minutes. I seriously don’t understand why this isn’t used more.