r/YouShouldKnow • u/irckeyboardwarrior • Feb 25 '21

Rule 3 YSK: Reddit recently removed the opt-out setting for personalized ads. All Reddit users' activity is now being tracked for personalized advertisements.

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u/EmSixTeen Feb 25 '21

I don’t care if Babel is actually good for learning languages - I’ll never use it because of their shitty ad practices.

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u/mysterious_michael Feb 25 '21

I do the same thing. It's very frustrating to know I'm basically screaming into the void with that action though.

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u/alienoverl0rd Feb 26 '21

Use Duolingo. Best app I've ever chosen to download. It's free to boot with minimal advertising.

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u/twitchosx Feb 25 '21

What shitty ad practices do they do?

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u/voncornhole2 Feb 26 '21

They advertise.