META will begin collecting data for ad targeting purposes. The company says the data will be used to “personalize content and ads” that people see across apps such as Facebook and Instagram.
The “function” will come into effect on December 16th, and META will begin sending in-product notifications and emails regarding the October 7th movement. The company says the changes are coming to “most regions” around the world, but the launch will initially not affect the EU or South Korea.
Meta offers an example of a user talking to an AI chatbot about hiking and seeing an ad about it. “As a result, you may see posts from hiking groups, posts from friends, or posts about hiking boot ads,” he wrote in his blog post.
“People interactions will be another part of another input that informs feed and ad personalization,” says Christy Harris, Meta's Privacy Policy Manager. .
This is the same type of ad targeting that has been chasing us over the internet for years, but usually leaves one-on-one conversations out of this kind. This is just another reminder.
According to this, there is no way to opt out of this . When I talk to a meta chatbot, I rub it. The company notes that chatbots will not rub data related to “topics such as religious views, sexual orientation, political views, health, racial or ethnic origins, philosophical beliefs, and union membership.” Whatever Meta says, I recommend not discussing them in an AI chatbot.
