meiko60@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agoReddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platformtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square263fedilinkarrow-up11.7Karrow-down128
arrow-up11.67Karrow-down1external-linkReddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platformtechcrunch.commeiko60@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square263fedilink
minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·9 months agoNo chance they will block out the entire EU market. They will probably just do the same as everyone else and make a specific EU policy. Actually I think Meta Threads is still not available in EU for the same reasons.
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months ago The company said that it will still have opt-out controls in “select countries” without specifying which ones. It mentioned in a blog post that users won’t see more ads but they will see better-targeted ads following this change.
GDPR violation.
No chance they will block out the entire EU market. They will probably just do the same as everyone else and make a specific EU policy.
Actually I think Meta Threads is still not available in EU for the same reasons.