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thegoose

(3,115 posts) Wed Apr 1, 2020, 06:58 PM Apr 2020

4

Suddenly my Facebook feed....

Is flooded with religious and churchy ads. I don't want to see that shit. The Lizard Boy is obviously cashing in on the apocalypse.

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Suddenly my Facebook feed.... (Original Post) thegoose Apr 2020 OP

I don't see ads on Facebook underpants Apr 2020 #1

They look like regular posts thegoose Apr 2020 #2

"Sponsored" implies they are paid for. Aussie105 Apr 2020 #8

Yes, I'm a digital marketer thegoose Apr 2020 #12

Adblockers are very useful. Aussie105 Apr 2020 #3

I have Adblock active thegoose Apr 2020 #4

I use a plugin that hides FB ads and other annoyances blogslut Apr 2020 #5

THAT is a great plug-in!! Been using it for a long time, safe and no problems Maeve Apr 2020 #10

Another good one is Social Fixer SeattleVet Apr 2020 #13

How bout you get off Fakebook? Dream Girl Apr 2020 #6

Problem solved! ZZenith Apr 2020 #7

But . . . but . . . Aussie105 Apr 2020 #9

I don't see many ads when using FBPurity. LiberalFighter Apr 2020 #11

underpants

(182,626 posts)

1. I don't see ads on Facebook

Reply to thegoose (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:00 PM

Apr 2020

I don't know if it's a Mac thing or not

thegoose

(3,115 posts)

2. They look like regular posts

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:05 PM

Apr 2020

But they say "sponsored" in small type. I've never posted anything remotely religious. Maybe the Lizard Boy is focusing on Texas....

Aussie105

(5,334 posts)

8. "Sponsored" implies they are paid for.

Reply to thegoose (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:12 PM

Apr 2020

Maybe a targeted campaign depending on your geological position?

Good reason to get out of PhaseCrook altogether, or kill your feed.

thegoose

(3,115 posts)

12. Yes, I'm a digital marketer

Reply to Aussie105 (Reply #8)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:35 PM

Apr 2020

I know how it works!

Not being offensive...it's probably geotargeting. I just wanted to see if it was widespread.

Aussie105

(5,334 posts)

3. Adblockers are very useful.

Reply to thegoose (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:05 PM

Apr 2020

Do they work on PhaseCrook?

Facebook . . . not a book, and the 'faces' are mostly pretend, fictitious and meant to deceive!

thegoose

(3,115 posts)

4. I have Adblock active

Reply to Aussie105 (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:06 PM

Apr 2020

Nope, if they look like regular posts, the Lizard gets ya.

blogslut

(37,984 posts)

5. I use a plugin that hides FB ads and other annoyances

Reply to thegoose (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:08 PM

Apr 2020

https://www.fbpurity.com/

Maeve

(42,271 posts)

10. THAT is a great plug-in!! Been using it for a long time, safe and no problems

Reply to blogslut (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:18 PM

Apr 2020

No ads, allows you to do things that otherwise improve--and it is FREE.

SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)

13. Another good one is Social Fixer

Reply to Maeve (Reply #10)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 09:12 PM

Apr 2020

It's easy to tailor to make sure that anything with 'Sponsored' in the header gets blocked, as well as being able to always force your feed to 'Most Recent' instead of the 'Most Relevant' that it normally keeps switching back to.

Also free, and can work as either a browser plugin or a greasmonkey/tampermonkey script.

Dream Girl

(5,111 posts)

6. How bout you get off Fakebook?

Reply to thegoose (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:09 PM

Apr 2020

ZZenith

(4,115 posts)

7. Problem solved!

Reply to Dream Girl (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:11 PM

Apr 2020

Aussie105

(5,334 posts)

9. But . . . but . . .

Reply to ZZenith (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:13 PM

Apr 2020

Mark Suckyberg wouldn't approve!

He really, really needs the ad revenue!

LiberalFighter

(50,787 posts)

11. I don't see many ads when using FBPurity.

Reply to thegoose (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 07:28 PM

Apr 2020

That only works on a computer. They don't have an app for Android on the cell phone.

In those cases on my cell phone, I resorted to reporting most all ads and indicating them as Sexually Inappropriate.

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