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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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[-] schwim@reddthat.com 193 points 2 years ago

You can still opt out by not visiting the site, which I encourage everyone to try.

[-] infectoid@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago

I also encourage people to repost content from Reddit to Lemmy. It’s free estate!

It’s also morally and ethically sound.

[-] watson387@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I’ve opted out of Reddit myself.

[-] MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

I'm a bit of an opter outer as well.

[-] Heratiki@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago

All hail Lemmy!

[-] NegativeCool@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Came here to say this.

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago

The solution is simple: opt out of Reddit entirely.

[-] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 years ago
[-] orclev@lemmy.world 51 points 2 years ago

Only in countries with functioning governments.

[-] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Havald@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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)

[-] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Havald@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

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

[-] FUCKRedditMods@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago

I already got permabanned from reddit for saying “cunt” so fuck that cunt website. I used to lament how terrible it was becoming but, now that I’ve removed myself from it, I’m just watching it crash and burn and enjoying every bit of it.

Soon the website will only be bots and shills and a few people who never say anything even slightly aggressive/controversial/opinionated/crass. A boring, sterile shell of its former self— just a safe space for advertisements.

Eat shit and die reddit!

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Sometimes there's just not a better word

[-] NoRodent@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I already got permabanned from reddit for saying “cunt” so fuck that cunt website.

Seriously?

[-] randomuser38529@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

It’s a date. See you next Tuesday.

[-] wagoner@infosec.pub 11 points 2 years ago

Mark my words, where one tech bro goes, the others always follow. This is not a good sign.

[-] partizan@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

Reddit has adds ? Never seen one, uBlock doing its marvelous job...

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 6 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Reddit is removing the ability for some users to opt out of ad personalization based on their activity on the platform.

Announced on Wednesday alongside several incoming updates to its privacy, advertising, and location settings, Reddit’s head of privacy, Jutta Williams, justified the change by saying that Reddit “requires very little personal information” from its users and that it would allow the company to “better predict which ad may be most relevant to you.”

European countries might be exempt from the forced opt in as the change would likely bring Reddit into direct conflict with the EU’s GDPR rules, which require companies to get express permission to collect or process personal data for use in activities like advertising.

Meta recently carved out similar exceptions for European Facebook and Instagram users earlier this year to bring it into compliance with EU privacy laws.

The Reddit changes will also add the ability for users to see fewer ads from specific categories like gambling, alcohol, weight loss, and dating.

The company says that its process of combining manual tagging with machine learning to classify the ads isn’t likely to be 100 percent successful at first but expects it to improve over time.


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[-] just_change_it@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I have seen this same headline about ten times this week. When will the regurgitation end?!?!?

[-] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
[-] azurefirefly@lemmy.basedcount.com 2 points 2 years ago
[-] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago
[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 years ago
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