Annoyed by the ads shown on the Internet?

Annoyed by the ads shown on the Internet?

Written by Parsblogs, 16 March 2020

As with all things, the ads seen on the Internet are like a double-edged sword. Without it, free access to the Internet is not possible, and therefore, there is no free way to accept ads. All we can do is decide whether to show ads that we are interested in seeing, or if Google-Facebook shows ads at will. That means advertising can be useful and even boring - in both cases if we understand its settings it seems to work!

Advertising is decided based on what you see on the Internet

Speaking of Facebook, Facebook decides what post and what ad to show to others, considering all the information we have about ourselves, what we have posted and what action we have taken on other people's posts. Happens. Explaining this, Facebook itself says that if you use travel websites or apps more, you will see ads for hotel deals on Facebook! If you turn off such interest-based ads, we will only stop taking notice of our surfing while showing ads, it will not change the proportion of ads. Keep in mind that if you like a page on Facebook, your name may appear in the advertisement on Facebook of that page.

Here is a post posted on the Internet showing 'Relative post'

More importantly, if you like any business page, anyone on that page again (pay attention) - Facebook can show your friends the title of any post you like. Facebook just skips the 'Relative post' next to such a post! That means Facebook can tell all over the world that you like or post a post that you have never even seen. That is, if you are a vegetarian but have liked the business chain of a vegan-non-food type of restaurant chain and the post of Chicken Burger is promoted from that page, you may find that your friends have liked the post. Plus, such an ad is never shown to you by Facebook, so it can be jarring when a friend informs you!

It's hard to believe but if you share a link to any webpage with other friends that can be liked on Facebook, Facebook automatically considers the page you like. That means if you strongly disagree with the information displayed on a website and you share the page link with your friends to present that objection to your friends, Facebook still likes it! The problem with Facebook is that its policies, settings, etc. are changing very fast, so things written here can change at any time. However, with all of this in mind, advertising in Facebook is worth checking out.

Go to settings in the Facebook app on the PC or in the mobile. Type 'Aids' in the search box above and search

From here go to 'Ad Preferences'. In it, you'll find which topics Facebook considers to be of interest to you. If anything seems objectionable here, it can be selected and removed. You can also see which business ads you clicked on. If you have a bad experience with any of these, it can be reported. You can also see which business has uploaded your contact information on Facebook! The topic of which you do not want to see ads can be decided here. In addition to this you can find a lot of 'amazing' information here. In the eyes of advertisers, these are all new ways of smart advertising (which is hugely effective too!) And as a user we may have some objections. That is why it is like understanding the settings of a double-edged sword!