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Re: Show HN: Simple script to cripple personalized targeting from Facebook

#31

This got a little stuck on a few of the `.click()` calls for me. Here's my version: const wait = () => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000)); const getElementsByAriaLabel = (label) => document.querySelectorAll(`[aria-label="${label}"]`); const getElementsByRoleAndWidth = (role, width) => Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(`[role="${role}"]`)).filter(el => el.clientWidth === width); const getElementsByTe…

Lol, I got hit with this: "You're Temporarily Blocked: It looks like you were misusing this feature by going too fast. You’ve been temporarily blocked from using it."

Anyone using this may want to s/1000/2000/ on the first line.

Re: Show HN: Simple script to cripple personalized targeting from Facebook

#33
post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Facebook makes shadow profiles of you anyway

Then facebook gets to track my shadow self.

Why would a person who objects to Facebook tracking them via their actual profile not object to Facebook tracking them via inferences?

Re: Show HN: Simple script to cripple personalized targeting from Facebook

#39

I get this on Safari on macOS: SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier 'wait' and this on Chrome on macOS: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'click') at :14:71

I've updated the script, try again! :D

Re: Show HN: Simple script to cripple personalized targeting from Facebook

#40

What is the motivation to prefer untargeted ads over targeted ones?

Privacy.

Though, if you're into privacy, you're probably not on Facebook.

But a good number of people find the kind of hyper-targeted advertising enabled by the tech industry very creepy.

Anything more granular than a billboard gives me the heebie-jeebies.

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