Targeted Advertising

Discussions center on targeted advertising practices, particularly on Facebook, including how ad targeting works, its precision to individuals or demographics, privacy concerns, and alternatives like contextual targeting.

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Sample Comments

RpFLCL Aug 4, 2021 View on HN

Why they can't just use ads without the targeting...

rwg Jul 22, 2013 View on HN

For targeting advertisements? Absolutely.

mritchie712 Jun 5, 2025 View on HN

you're worried about ad targeting?

dotcoma Jul 31, 2025 View on HN

Same story as with "targeted advertising"

btbuildem Feb 14, 2023 View on HN

Hold on, I thought it was not possible to target ads to specific individuals... can one do that now??

snaky Dec 19, 2018 View on HN

Ads would be not as perfectly targeted as they are now?

Klockan Jul 25, 2016 View on HN

When doing targeted ads for example.

lonelappde Apr 9, 2020 View on HN

Why can't they target the ad to content instead of to people?

Retr0id Jan 20, 2026 View on HN

"you can target ads by demographic" is table stakes

return1 May 13, 2019 View on HN

how is that related to targeted ads?