2026-01-02 03:27:17

Meta just rolled out a privacy policy update that's raising eyebrows. Here's the thing—their AI chatbots can now use your conversations as data points for targeted advertising. And it gets spicier: political ads are on the menu too.

So basically, if you're chatting with Meta's AI assistant, those chats become fair game for ad targeting. You mention something political? Don't be shocked if relevant political ads start flooding your feed.

This move highlights a bigger tension in tech platforms: the trade-off between offering free services (powered by ads) and user privacy. For those deep into Web3, this is exactly why decentralized alternatives and user-controlled data models are getting traction. When corporations own your conversation data, you're not really in control.

Worth keeping an eye on how users react to this. Policy changes like these often spark broader conversations about data sovereignty.

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LiquidityNinja

· 11h ago

ngl that's why I spend all my time messing around in Web3, cex and the traditional internet really tire me out

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RugPullAlertBot

· 11h ago

Here we go again, Meta's tricks... They can even use chat logs to run political ads? No wonder the feed has been weird lately. That's why we need to support Web3—sovereignty really has to be in our own hands.

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TopBuyerBottomSeller

· 11h ago

Damn, another set. Meta's move this time is really amazing, can my ramblings be used for advertising? That's why I've always been optimistic about Web3. Data sovereignty is no joke.

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