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Reddit will no longer let you opt out of personalized ads (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Reddit will no longer let you opt out of personalized ads::Reddit is removing the ability for some users to opt out of ad personalization based on their activity on the platform, though some countries will be excluded from the change.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thats literally illegal

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only in countries with functioning governments.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean yes but reddit actively advertised in Germany recently, and... Well we have some of the most serious privacy laws.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

According to the article it doesn't apply to all users, presumably the EU is exempt from this change in policy (because it's illegal)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah knowing reddit these idiots just forget about that...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

If they do I hope someone finds out about it. Should at least be quite a hefty fine.