Is it okay to use old.reddit.com or is using it still in support of spez?

  • RampageDon@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Policy updated yesterday where you can’t opt out of data farming. They are openly stating that they are selling targeted data about every link you click on, sub you subscribe to, anything you up and down vote. Not that I don’t think they weren’t doing this in some fashion already, but the option isn’t even there anymore. They aren’t trying to hide it and are basically gaslighting people and trying to tell them it’s actually a good thing you can’t opt out.

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      1 year ago

      I understand that is upsetting but I look at it this way.

      I never use the web without ff and ublock, both on pc and mobile (android + ff + ublock) I literally never see adds.

      youtube is also via ff on both so no adds as well.

      So the personalisation of ads means nothing to me as I never see them

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        1 year ago

        It’s not about the adds, it’s about personalized data collection and selling it to whoever wants it. It has nothing to do with seeing adds or if they are personalized to you.