ZWho63Sep 28, 2023

Reddit is dead. Long live the Fediverse.

https://lemmy.ml/post/5654148

Reddit is dead. Long live the Fediverse. - Lemmy

Show threadTheBlue22
What happened this time?
Sep 28, 2023 at 7:06pmWeb
Show threadDerpgonSep 28, 2023
    • so it’s posthumous
    • Show threadTheBlue22Sep 29, 2023
    Yes, it was 2 days ago. What happened? I don’t care enough about reddit to open it and find out myself.
    Show threadBonesOfTheMoonSep 29, 2023
    theverge.com/…/reddit-opt-out-personalized-ads-pr…
    Reddit will no longer allow users to opt out of ad personalization

    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.

    The Verge
    Show threadDerpgonSep 30, 2023
    Wait, I am dumb, somehow I though it’s already November…
    Show threadBonesOfTheMoonSep 29, 2023
    Apparently this: theverge.com/…/reddit-opt-out-personalized-ads-pr…
    Reddit will no longer allow users to opt out of ad personalization

    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.

    The Verge
    Show threadTheBlue22Sep 29, 2023
    Have they implemented it yet? This is literary against EU law
    Show threadBonesOfTheMoonSep 29, 2023
    I think it’s for the US.
    Show threadTheBlue22Sep 29, 2023
    Oh.
    Show threadbedo6776Sep 29, 2023
    The subtitle of the article literally says some countries are exempt and in the article the author said they are waiting for confirmation that the EU is exempt.
    Show threadTheBlue22Sep 29, 2023
    It appears I suffered from “being a dumb dumb and only reading the headline” syndrome