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I can’t believe the business models that involve targeting kids these days are legal and so widely accepted
I can’t believe the business models that involve targeting kids these days are legal and so widely accepted
Not saying its right but Instagram terms of services states that they person cannot be younger than 13, this is a instance of the person being 12. The parents need to be more responsible and not create or allow social media accounts for their kids when they are that young.
> "There are lots of things you think about with your kids on social media, but advertising isn't really one of them," said Ms Winter
Under which moon did this lady live for the last decade? Instagram is probably the single piece of technology I would wish away the instant I got a magic wand.
In other news: Water is still wet > "There are lots of things you think about with your kids on social media, but advertising isn't really one of them," said Ms Winter Under which moon did this lady live for the last decade? Instagram is probably the single piece of technology I would wish away the instant I got a magic wand.
more than facebook or youtube? Why?
(my main problem with youtube, btw, is the weird addictive videos they have, but I would not vanish it because it adds a lot of value to me and others via courses)
In other news: Water is still wet > "There are lots of things you think about with your kids on social media, but advertising isn't really one of them," said Ms Winter Under which moon did this lady live for the last decade? Instagram is probably the single piece of technology I would wish away the instant I got a magic wand.
> If you are an Instagram user and you would like to see which ad categories the platform has assigned to you, go to the settings menu in the app, then follow this path: Security / Access Data / Ads / Ads Interest. If the BBC wanted to be helpful, they could teach how to install uBlock Origin, instead of how to help corporate when their spying fails.
Besides, there's no reason for the BBC to start providing technical advice. Are they supposed to provide instructions on how to install it on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari? And also explain why it doesn't exist on IE, and why it exists on desktop Chrome/Safari but not mobile Chrome/Safari? How about also explaining that things like Twitter embeds (which news sites are full of) won't appear with UO's default settings, effectively breaking the site's functionality?
What happens if the extension breaks down the line (might happen with future Chrome updates)? Is the editorial team supposed to have a reminder to go back to the article and update it?
> If you are an Instagram user and you would like to see which ad categories the platform has assigned to you, go to the settings menu in the app, then follow this path: Security / Access Data / Ads / Ads Interest. If the BBC wanted to be helpful, they could teach how to install uBlock Origin, instead of how to help corporate when their spying fails.
A browser extension won't have any effect on Instagram because the vast majority of users are on the mobile app. Besides, there's no reason for the BBC to start providing technical advice. Are they supposed to provide instructions on how to install it on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari? And also explain why it doesn't exist on IE, and why it exists on desktop Chrome/Safari but not mobile Chrome/Safari? How about also exp…
Why you think this means they'd have to explain every possible technical detail of ad blocking, I have no idea.
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A browser extension won't have any effect on Instagram because the vast majority of users are on the mobile app. Besides, there's no reason for the BBC to start providing technical advice. Are they supposed to provide instructions on how to install it on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari? And also explain why it doesn't exist on IE, and why it exists on desktop Chrome/Safari but not mobile Chrome/Safari? How about also exp…
I assumed my intent would be clear, but if you insist on nitpicking: The BBC could mention it's possible to block ads on the browser version of Instagram, with various browser extensions. Why you think this means they'd have to explain every possible technical detail of ad blocking, I have no idea.
Look on the linked page for links to external sites. Beyond the Twitter embeds and cancerous Taboola/Outbrain advert links, there are none.
For regular news stories, the BBC will rarely link out to non-BBC URLs unless it's to link the original investigation run by a different organization.
So.... never mind....
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I assumed my intent would be clear, but if you insist on nitpicking: The BBC could mention it's possible to block ads on the browser version of Instagram, with various browser extensions. Why you think this means they'd have to explain every possible technical detail of ad blocking, I have no idea.
Because it's the BBC, they have certain editorial responsibilities. It's one thing if they started a content series around digital rights, where adblocking extensions could be discussed. But this is a standard issue news story, so it's not appropriate to editorialize. Look on the linked page for links to external sites. Beyond the Twitter embeds and cancerous Taboola/Outbrain advert links, there are none. For regular…